The Mughal Farman that Founded Kolkata
In the first decade of the 18th century, the Mughal ruler Farrukh Siyar issued a farman to the East India Company which led to the founding of Kolkata
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THE TRAGIC STORY of Raja Sitaram Ray is rather typical in the annals of the Muslim rule over large parts of India. Since the maiden Islamic conquest of Gauda-Desha by Bakhthiyar Khalji in early 13th century, Bengal passed through an unending nightmare of Muslim rule till the fateful Battle of Palashi in 1757. For half a millenni…