History and Historiography / The Bigotry of Murshid Quli Khan and the Farman that Founded Kolkata Murshid Quli Khan was a fanatical Shia who ran his administration strictly according to the diktats of the Quran By Sandeep Balakrishna / 25 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 / “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: The Brahmana who Founded Murshidabad The first episode of a comprehensive history of Murshid Quli Khan, Aurangzeb's confidant and the first Nawab of Bengal By Sandeep Balakrishna / 17 Dec 2024
