Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.345

c8.345

*Mukshudābād* or *Mukshusābād* (Murshidabad).—It is situated at a distance of 122 miles from Calcutta on the bank of the river Bhāgīrathī. It was the capital of the last independent ruler of Bengal, well built by Nawab Murshidkuli Khan, who was then the Subedar (Viceroy) of Bengal. This city contained many magnificent buildings and palaces. It was extensive, populous and prosperous. The Imambara, Motijhil, Hazar-duari, Tomb of Nawab Sharfaraj Khan, who became the Nawab of Murshidabad for one year after the death of Suja Khan, Tripolia Gate, Topkhana, Nizamat-Adalat, and Sadar Diwani Adalat are noteworthy. The tomb of Nawab Siraj-ud-daula stands on the other side of the Ganges flowing through the town of Berhampur (*Introducing India*, Pt. I, pp. 76-77).