Murshidabad (ind)

Murshidabad

Murshidabad ranks 7,998th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kvareli, Otwock, and Midwest City, Oklahoma. Memorable people born in Murshidabad include Iskander Mirza, and Siraj ud-Daulah. Memorable people who died in Murshidabad include Alivardi Khan. Murshidabad has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many politicians. Murshidabad is located in India.

Murshidabad, is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal. This town is the headquarters of Lalbag subdivision of Murshidabad district. It is located on the eastern bank of the Bhagirathi River. During the 18th century, Murshidabad was a prosperous and cosmopolitan town. Murshidabad was the capital of the Bengal Subah for seventy years. This town was the home of wealthy banking and merchant families from different parts of the Indian subcontinent and wider Eurasia. European companies, including the British East India Company, the French East India Company, the Dutch East India Company and the Danish East India Company, conducted business and operated factories around the city. The town was also a centre of art and culture. Read more on Wikipedia