Murshid Quli Khan, Murshidabad and Bengal.
He is known as the first independent Nawab of Bengal His name was Murshid Quli Khan He was a Brahmin in his early life A man named Haji Safi of Isfahan Nagar bought him as a slave and named him "Muhammad Haji " Haji Safi brought him up with the love of his sons.
Malik then accompanied Haji Safi to Persia, and after the death of his foster father, the boy Muhammad Haji, entered the Deccan of Hindustan, where he entered the imperial service, serving for some time under Haji Abdullah Khorasani, the Dewan of Berar From there he rose to power and the honorific "Mansar," and received the title of "Kartal Khan" from the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
He then served as the Dewani of Hyderabad Province for a short period as Kartalb Khan, later replacing Ziaullah Khan as the Dewani of Bengal, and came to Bengal around 17 November 1700, taking the title "Murshid Quli Khan ".
At that time the Subadar of Bengal was Azim-us-Shan, the grandson of King Aurangzeb Murshid Quli Khan went to Dhaka and started collecting revenue there The zamindars and jagirdars who had been so long depriving the emperor of their own enjoyment were in trouble They now complained to King Aurangzeb against Murshid Quli.
They even poisoned the mind of Subadar Azim-us-Shan against Dewan Murshid Quli.
They even poisoned the mind of Subadar Azim-us-Shan against Dewan Murshid Quli.
But Murshid Quli collected the tribute at once and sent it to Emperor Aurangzeb in Delhi At that time, King Aurangzeb was having a long struggle with the Marathas in the Deccan This caused a severe strain on the king's treasury Earlier, the Bengal treasury was not able to meet the expenses of the king.
Murshid Quli's millions of rupees helped solve the financial problems of King Aurangzeb.
Murshid Quli's millions of rupees helped solve the financial problems of King Aurangzeb.
Therefore, King Aurangzeb did not pay any heed to any of the accusations made against Murshid Quli Finally, Prince Azim-us-Shan tried to assassinate Dewan Murshid Quli Murshid Quli foiled the attempt and moved the civil office from Dhaka to Makhs-us-Abad Nagar.
Later, the city of Makhs-us-Abad was renamed Murshidabad, after Murshid Quli The name persists to this day Murshid Quli's power grew In addition to Bengal, he was appointed Diwan of Bihar Province on 18 January 1704, and became Naib, the representative of the Subahdar Meanwhile, the Subahdar of Bengal, Azim-us-Shan, became annoyed and left Bengal for Patna.
Then, in 1707, when the death of Emperor Aurangzeb led to a struggle between his sons over the throne, Azim-us-Shan left his son Farrukhsiyar in Dhaka and went to Delhi himself.
Then, in 1707, when the death of Emperor Aurangzeb led to a struggle between his sons over the throne, Azim-us-Shan left his son Farrukhsiyar in Dhaka and went to Delhi himself.
Meanwhile, Dewan Murshid Quli had become more powerful in Bengal He commanded seven thousand cavalry in Delhi and bought from the emperor the title of "Mutaman-ul-Muluk-Ala-ud-Daula Zafar Khan Bahadur Asdjung " Murshid Quli died on 30 June 1727. Murshid Quli built a tank full of ointments. He was sarcastically named ".
Vaikuntha " The landlords who did not pay the rent were drowned there.
Vaikuntha " The landlords who did not pay the rent were drowned there.
The situation in Bengal during Murshid Quli's time is described in the letters of the French carpenter Kappelin of Chandannagar (Kaepplin, 340, 461, 524, Kaeppelin, La Compagnie Indes Orientales et F Martin ) to their officials in Paris.
সেখানে লেখা আছে, ---
"After the suppression of the rebels, the prince Azim-us-Shan did not mind anything but to exploit the people according to the custom of the East. All the servants were obliged to follow his example.... Aurangzeb's advanced age and the impending question of his succession increased anarchy throughout the empire. The servants in charge of the affairs collected money and found nothing but to oppress the subjects by extortion and injustice. Our (East India) company was not spared either. The new Dewan (Murshid Quli Khan), who had come to Bengal with great power from the prince Azim and the emperor, himself showed no signs of despicable plunder and left no means of exploiting the subjects.... The whole province continued to grow poorer, money became more and more scarce. The slump in industry and commerce made it almost impossible to do business in Bengal.".
In fact, at the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century, the treasury of Bengal was the sole resource of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb For 25 long years, the old Aurangzeb was busy fighting the Marathas in the far-flung Deccan, leaving Delhi, suffering from the Jat rebellion, a depleted treasury, three years'salary of soldiers and officials, and even the Mughal royal family was short of food.
At such a time, the Bengal money sent by Murshid Quli saved the Mughal emperor Year after year, a group of poor employees waited for the revenue money to come from Bengal.
At such a time, the Bengal money sent by Murshid Quli saved the Mughal emperor Year after year, a group of poor employees waited for the revenue money to come from Bengal.
বাদশাহ আওরঙ্গজেব তাঁর মুন্সী ইনায়েতুল্লাকে দিয়ে বাংলার দেওয়ান মুর্শিদকুলিকে যে চিঠি লিখেছিলেন, তাতেও দেখা যাচ্ছে, ---
"The staff of the artillery station, who are employed in various police stations, are crying for their previous (pending) salaries. Even though the emperor has ordered you to pay them, it has not been done so far.".
This explains the poor state of the treasury during Aurangzeb's time, and the fact that the Mughal court was left with the treasury money of Bengal during that period Bengal was the living quarters of Mughal Delhi at that time.
তথ্যসূত্র:
The Oxford History of India: Vincent A Smith 2) Pravasi, Part 14, Volume 2, Number 1, Kartik, 1321: Jadunath Sarkar.
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