Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb (also known as
Raja
''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ...
Nabakrishna Deb, archaic spelling Nubkissen; 10 October 1733 – 22 December 1797), founder of the
Shovabazar Raj family, was a prominent
zamindar
A zamindar ( Hindustani: Devanagari: , ; Persian: , ) in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semiautonomous ruler of a province. The term itself came into use during the reign of Mughals and later the British had begun using it as a ...
and close confidant and friend of
Robert Clive
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Clive has been widely credited for laying the foundation of the British ...
. He was the key figure in the liberation of Bengal from islamist occupation of Siraj ud Dullah.
[Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali, ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (Biographical dictionary) , Vol I, 1998 edition, p 242. ] [Cotton, H.E.A., ''Calcutta Old and New'', 1909/1980, p288-289, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.]
Gallery
File:Shovabazar Durga Puja.jpg, Thakurdalan at Shobhabazar Rajbari
Shobhabazar Rajbari (Shobhabazar Royal Palace) is the palace of the Shobhabazar royal family located in the Indian city of Kolkata.
History
Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb (1737–97), founder of the Shobhabazar Rajbari (at 35), started life as a mo ...
File:Shovabazar Singha Darja.jpg, Singh Dwar (Lion gate) at Shobhabazar Rajbari
Shobhabazar Rajbari (Shobhabazar Royal Palace) is the palace of the Shobhabazar royal family located in the Indian city of Kolkata.
History
Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb (1737–97), founder of the Shobhabazar Rajbari (at 35), started life as a mo ...
File:Shovabazar Natmandir.jpg, Natmandir at Shobhabazar Rajbari
Shobhabazar Rajbari (Shobhabazar Royal Palace) is the palace of the Shobhabazar royal family located in the Indian city of Kolkata.
History
Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb (1737–97), founder of the Shobhabazar Rajbari (at 35), started life as a mo ...
See also
*
Shobhabazar
Shobhabazar (also spelt Sovabazar; bn, শোভাবাজার) is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in Kolkata district, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History
Sheths and Basaks, well-to-do traders at Saptagram, were among the first ...
*
Shobhabazar Rajbari
Shobhabazar Rajbari (Shobhabazar Royal Palace) is the palace of the Shobhabazar royal family located in the Indian city of Kolkata.
History
Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb (1737–97), founder of the Shobhabazar Rajbari (at 35), started life as a mo ...
* Hatuganj M.N.k. High School
References
Sources
Samsad Bengali Charitabhidhan (Vol.1) ( Biographical Dictionary) ed. Anjali Bose.
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People from Kolkata
Hindu revivalists
1733 births
1797 deaths
Bengali Hindus
Bengali zamindars
Indian philanthropists
18th-century philanthropists
18th-century Bengalis