Cossimbazar Choto Raj Bari Murshidabad
History of the Heritage.
The town was the seat of the Maharajas of Cossimbazar. The maharajas
were descendants of Kanta Babu, the moneylender (banian) of Warren
Hastings, who was governor-general of Bengal from 1773 to 1785.
The
majarajas built a fine palace in Cossimbazar, portions of which were
made of carved stone taken from the palace of Chait Singh, Maharaja of
Benares.
Maharaja Sir Manindra Chandra Nandy (1860 – 1929) was a philanthropist
and patron of education who figured in the Bengal Renaissance.
In 1757 it was the first EIC factory to be taken by Siraj-ud-dowlah, the
Nawab; and the resident with his assistant Warren Hastings were taken
as prisoners to Murshidabad.
