Nadia Raj

Nadia Raj
Country
Current regionNadia, West Bengal, India
Founded17th century
FounderRaja Bhabananda Majumdar[1]
Final rulerRaja Ksitish Chandra Roy
Titles
DissolutionJanuary 26, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-01-26)

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.[2] Their seat was at the city of Krishnanagar, Nadia.[3][4] The estate of Nadia Raj was estimated to cover an area of 8,161 square kilometres (3,151 sq mi).[5]

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.[6]

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  2. ^ Varuni Bhatia (9 August 2017). Unforgetting Chaitanya: Vaishnavism and Cultures of Devotion in Colonial Bengal. Oxford University Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-19-068625-3. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ P. J. Marshall (1987). Bengal: The British Bridgehead: Eastern India 1740-1828. Cambridge University Press. p. 16. ISBN 9780521253307. Retrieved 2 November 2006.
  4. ^ Kunal Chakrabarti; Shubhra Chakrabarti (22 August 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. p. 327. ISBN 9780810880245. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  5. ^ Rachel Fell McDermott (28 June 2001). Mother of My Heart, Daughter of My Dreams: Kali and Uma in the Devotional Poetry of Bengal. Oxford University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-19-803071-3. Retrieved 28 June 2001.
  6. ^ M. Dodson (15 February 2007). Orientalism, Empire, and National Culture: India, 1770-1880. Springer. p. 49. ISBN 9780230288706. Retrieved 15 February 2007.