Nashipur
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Nashipur is located in the Murshidabad district
in West Bengal
, India
. It was the only princely state ruled by an Agarwal at the time of Indian independence.
Founder of Nashipur dynasty is said to be Maharaja Deby Singh. He migrated from Panipat (now in Haryana) in 1770s.He settled down first at Bokhara in Murshidabad District of West Bengal, which lies on the Azimgunge-Nalhati Branch line of Eastern Railway. The nearest station is Moregram. He established a temple dedicated to Sri Sri Giri Gobardhan Dhari Deb Thakur along with his residence. The ruins of the temple can still be seen there. Maharaja Deby Singh later shifted his residence to Nashipur in Murshidabad District. Later on the Deity of Sri
Sri Giri Gobardhan Dhari Deb Thakur was shifted to Nashipur by his descendant Raja Ranendra Narayan Sinha Bahadur in the 1970s. The title of "Raja" and later on "Maharaja" was conferred on him by the then British Government on account of his good work of tax collection from a number of districts of Bengal, in his capacity as Dewan (or tax collector). The Rajas following him are Raja Bahadur Sinha Bahadur - Raja Hanumanta Singh - Raja Udmanta Singh - Raja Kissen Chand - Raja Kirtee Chand - Maharaja Ranajit Sinha - Raja Bhupendra Narayan Sinha Bahadur- Raja Ranendra Narayan Sinha Bahadur and presently Ranjoy Sinha.
Murshidabad district
Murshidabad district is a district of West Bengal in eastern India. Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges, the district is very fertile. Covering an area of 5,341 km² and having a population 5.863m it is a densely populated district and the ninth most populous in India...
in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was the only princely state ruled by an Agarwal at the time of Indian independence.
Founder of Nashipur dynasty is said to be Maharaja Deby Singh. He migrated from Panipat (now in Haryana) in 1770s.He settled down first at Bokhara in Murshidabad District of West Bengal, which lies on the Azimgunge-Nalhati Branch line of Eastern Railway. The nearest station is Moregram. He established a temple dedicated to Sri Sri Giri Gobardhan Dhari Deb Thakur along with his residence. The ruins of the temple can still be seen there. Maharaja Deby Singh later shifted his residence to Nashipur in Murshidabad District. Later on the Deity of Sri
Sri Giri Gobardhan Dhari Deb Thakur was shifted to Nashipur by his descendant Raja Ranendra Narayan Sinha Bahadur in the 1970s. The title of "Raja" and later on "Maharaja" was conferred on him by the then British Government on account of his good work of tax collection from a number of districts of Bengal, in his capacity as Dewan (or tax collector). The Rajas following him are Raja Bahadur Sinha Bahadur - Raja Hanumanta Singh - Raja Udmanta Singh - Raja Kissen Chand - Raja Kirtee Chand - Maharaja Ranajit Sinha - Raja Bhupendra Narayan Sinha Bahadur- Raja Ranendra Narayan Sinha Bahadur and presently Ranjoy Sinha.