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The Bardhaman Raj (Bengali: বর্ধমান রাজ, Bengali pronunciation: [Bôrdhoman Raj]), also known as Burdwan Raj, was a zamindari Raja estate that flourished between 1657 and 1955 in the Indian state of West Bengal. Maharaja Sangam Rai Kapoor, a Punjabi Khatri from Kotli mahalla in Lahore, Punjab,[1] who was the first member of the family to settle in Bardhaman, was the original founder of the house of Bardhaman,[2] whereas his grandson Abu Rai, during whose time the zamindari started flourishing, is considered to be the patriarch of the Bardhaman Raj family.[3][4]
Maharaja Kirti Chand Rai (1702–1740) extended the estates far and wide by attacking and defeating the Raja of Bishnupur. At its height in the early 19th century, it extended to around 5,000 square miles (13,000 km) and included many parts of what is now Burdwan, Bankura, Medinipur, Howrah, Hooghly and Murshidabad districts.[5][6] After his victory against the king of Vishnupur, he constructed a victory gate, Baraduari (the outer gate), at Kanchannagar in Bardhaman. In the 20th century, it covered an area of 2,689 sq mi or 6,960 km2.[5]
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- ^ McLane 2002, p. 128, 130.
- ^ "Burdwan Municipality". burdwanmunicipality.gov.in. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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- ^ "Burdwan District Gazeteers". bardhaman.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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