History and Historiography / The Horrific Finale: Glimpses of Hindu Persecution by Murshid Quli Khan The final episode of our series on Murshid Quli Khan narrates some horrific stories of Hindu persecution in Bengal under his regime. By Sandeep Balakrishna / 27 Feb 2025
History and Historiography / How Murshid Quli Khan Facilitated the Renewal of Hindu Power in Bengal Murshid Quli Khan elevated talented Hindus to high positions in his civil and military administration and created a new Zamindari class in Bengal By Sandeep Balakrishna / 3 Feb 2025
History and Historiography / Building a Pit of Human Shit as the Revenue Model of Murshid Quli Khan Murshid Quli Khan adopted extremely savage methods of torture to extract revenue from the Bengal province By Sandeep Balakrishna / 27 Jan 2025
History and Historiography / “The Bengal Province is being Sucked by a Double Set of Leeches!” Murshid Quli Khan's radical Ijtara revenue system outrages the old elite of Bengal who complain to the Mughal emperor By Sandeep Balakrishna / 24 Jan 2025
History and Historiography / Murshid Quli Khan’s Ijtara System and Bengali Cinema As the Subahdaar of Bengali, Murshid Quli Khan introduces the Ijtara system of revenue collection which has far-reaching consequences lasting up to the early 20th century By Sandeep Balakrishna / 22 Jan 2025
