Murshidabad, the last capital city of independent Bengal, is situated on the banks of the Ganges River. The district Murshidabad got its present name in the first half 18th century and its present shape in the latter half of the 18th century. The history of the district dates back to the pre-historic period as early as c.1500 BC. The capital city of Sasanka, the king of Gouda in the 7th century AD and of Mahipala, one of the later Pala kings of Bengal, was in this district too. The city was named after the Nawab of Bengal, Murshid Quli Khan who was a Brahmin who worked in the Mughal army, till Emperor Aurangzeb made him the Nawab of Bengal in 1706 AD. He made Murshidabad the capital city of Sube Bangla, which comprised of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1705 AD.. .

Directions: Murshidabad is 182 kms from Calcutta and 11 kms from Baharampur, the district headquarters. Well connected with road and rail from Kolkata...