Nadia Raj Explained

Nadia Raj was a dynasty of Zamindars and the rulers of territories that are now part of the Nadia district region of West Bengal, India.[1] Their seat was at the city of Krishnanagar, Nadia.[2] [3] The estate of Nadia Raj was estimated to cover an area of .[4]

The rulers of Nadia Raj established many Sanskrit schools in Nadia, since they were the patron of Sanskrit literature and music. They were also patrons of Sanskrit culture in Bengal.[5]

History

The Nadia Raj family claims descent from Bhatta Narayana,[6] [7] who was a Kanyakubja Brahmin of the Sandilya Gotra. He was summoned from Kanyakubja (Kannauj) by Raja Adisura of Bengal, for the conduct of ceremonies of purification.

As per their traditional accounts, the Nadia Raj family is one of the oldest Hindu families in Bengal, spanning more than 35 generations from the founder. Since the establishment of British rule in Bengal each of the Rajas of Nadia were created a Maharaja Bahadur in succession.[8] According to "Kshitishvamsavalicharitam" written by Dewan of Nadia Raj Kartikeya Chandra Roy, Rajas of Nadia were "Shakta" by faith.[9]

List of rulers

Bhavananda Majumdar – 1606-1628 Gopal Roy – 1628-1632 Raghav Roy – 1632-1683 Rudra Roy – 1683-1694 Ramakrishna -- 1694 Ramjivan – 1694-1715 Raghuram – 1715-1728 Krishnachandra Roy – 1728-1782 Shivachandra – 1782-1788 Ishwarchandra – 1788-1802 Girijachandra – 1802-1842 Srishchandra – 1842-1856 Satishchandra – 1856-1870

Notes and References

  1. Book: Unforgetting Chaitanya: Vaishnavism and Cultures of Devotion in Colonial Bengal. Varuni Bhatia. 9 August 2017 . Oxford University Press. 9 August 2017. 181. 978-0-19-068625-3 .
  2. Book: Bengal: The British Bridgehead: Eastern India 1740-1828. 16. P. J. Marshall. 1987 . Cambridge University Press. 9780521253307 . 2 November 2006.
  3. Book: Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Kunal Chakrabarti. Shubhra Chakrabarti. 22 August 2013 . Scarecrow Press. 22 August 2013. 327. 9780810880245 .
  4. Book: Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams: Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal. Rachel Fell McDermott. 28 June 2001 . Oxford University Press. 28 June 2001. 20. 978-0-19-803071-3 .
  5. Book: Orientalism, Empire, and National Culture: India, 1770-1880. M. Dodson. 15 February 2007 . Springer. 15 February 2007. 49. 9780230288706 .
  6. Book: Time, History and the Religious Imaginary in South Asia. Anne Murphy. 12 March 2012 . Routledge. 12 March 2012. 182. 9781136707292 .
  7. Web site: Did you know Nadia's original capital was Matiyari?. 13 May 2020.
  8. Book: Chowdhury. S. R. Kumar. P. K.. Singh. Ismail. M. Ali. Blood Dynasties: Zemindaris of Bengal - A Chronicle of Bengal's Ruling families. Paperback. 2012. Dictus: Politics and Democracy series.. 9783847385080. 17 March 2014.
  9. Book: The Historical Review. 27. 2001 . Indian Institute of Oriental Studies and Research. en.

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