About
Murshidabad in Murshidabad district of West Bengal was once the capital of Bangla, Bihar and Odisha (formerly known as Orissa). The last capital city of independent Bengal was named after Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, the Dewan of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. It is situated on the banks of the Bhagirathi. A city of splendors and famous for its silk, was made capital of Bengal in 1717. The British shifted the capital to Kolkata in 1773. Currently the city of Berhampore is its administrative headquarters.
Get In & Out
Local and express trains are available from Sealdah and Kolkata Stations. It will be better to reserve seats in trains that have this facility. The destination will be either Berhampore Court or Murshidabad. Regular long distance buses are also available from Kolkata. You can also come to Berhampore (capital of Murshidabad) by bus and take an auto rickshaw or car to reach Murshidabad town. It's approximately 11 km from Berhampore.
15 available Attractions
A palace of 1000 doors - real and fake. The palace was constructed by Duncan Macleod in 1837 on the orders of Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah at the site of the old fort known as Nizamat Quila. It has a typicaI European style of architecture. This has now been converted into a museum. The Hazarduari Palace Museum is regarded as the biggest site museum of Archaeological Survey of India and has got 20 disp ... more
This beautiful horseshoe shaped lake was excavated by Nawazesh Mohammad, the husband of the famous Ghasseti Begum. In the palace adjoining it (now in ruins) Lord Clive celebrated the acquisition of the Dewani of Sube Bangla (Bengal, Bihar & Odisha) in 1765. Moti Jheel was the home of Warren Hastings when he became the Political President at the Durbar of the Nawab Nazim ( 1771 - 73 AD ). Sir John ... more
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