Valentia’s Journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur: A Hardened Colonist’s Perspective
Viscount Valentia's diary recording his journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur provides a candid picture of how an unapologetic colonist views Indians as an inferior people
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.
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
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
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
“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
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
Murshidabad: The City Founded by a Shia Bigot
Muhammad Hadi successfully destroys his assassination plot hatched by Aurangzeb's grandson. He gets the title Murshid Quli Khan and renames the city of Makhsudabad as Murshidabad.
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