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{{Short description|Indian Zamindar, businessman and reformer (1787–1836)}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = [[Raja]] [[Rai Bahadur]]
| name = Raj Chandra Das
| caption = Portrait of Babu Rajchandra Das
| birth_date = 11 May 1787
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal]], [[Company rule in India]]
| death_date = 9 June 1836
| death_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal]], [[Company rule in India]]
| citizenship = [[India|Indian]]
| occupation = Businessman, [[Zaminder]], [[Merchant]], Social reformer
| spouse ={{marriage|[[Rani Rashmoni]]|1804|1836}}
| children = Padmamoni Das, Kumari Chowdhury, Karunamoyee Biswas, Jagadamba Biswas
| parents = [[Preetoram Marh|Babu Preetoram Marh]] (father)
Jogmaya Debi (mother)
| family = [[Janbazar Raj|Marh family of Janbazar]]
}}
[[Babu (title)|Babu]] [[Rai Bahadur|'''Rai''']] '''Raj Chandra Das [[Rai Bahadur|Bahadur]]''' (also spelt as '''Raj Chunder Dass''' or written as '''Rajchandra Marh'''), (1787 - June 9, 1836), was an Indian [[Zamindars of Bengal|Zamindar]], [[merchant]], businessman and a [[Philanthropy|Philanthropist]]. He was a scion of the famous [[Janbazar Raj|Marh family]] of [[Janbazar]].<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> He donated large parts of his wealth to charity, education and social reform. Through his contributions, he became one of the icons of [[Bengal Renaissance]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Guria |first=Ratan Chandra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XtwUEQAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81+%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0+%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8&pg=PA143 |title=The Miraculous lives of Avatars and their philosophies |date=2024-07-19 |publisher=Blue Rose Publishers |pages=142 to 143 |language=bn}}</ref> As a mark of charity and welfare of society, he built the [[Babu Ghat]] and the [[Nimtala Crematorium|Nimtala Ghat]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T3JMAQAAIAAJ&q=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81+%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0+%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8 |title=Saptāhika bartamāna |date=November 2006 |publisher=Bartamāna Pribheṭa Limiṭeḍa |location=[[Kolkata]] |publication-date=2007 |pages=14, 15, 16 |language=bn}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hWPxLUOx4PsC&dq=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81+%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0+%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8&pg=PA54 |title=Kolkata Album |publisher=Anubhav Prakashan |pages=53 |language=bn}}</ref>

== Ancestry ==

[[File:Rani Rashmoni's Palace.jpg|thumb|The house of the Marh family at Janbazar]]
He was born into an opulent [[Mahishya]] family to [[Babu (title)|Babu]] [[Preetoram Marh]] and Jogmaya Devi.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Roy |first=Manabendra Nath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vnJDAAAAYAAJ&q=Math+family+of+Janbazar |title=The Radical Humanist |date=1977 |publisher=Maniben Kara |language=en}}</ref> The members of the [[Janbazar Raj]] family. They rose from a very ordinary economic circumstances to the level of [[landlordism]]. The earliest known ancestor of the family was Bijoyram Koley, Kantoram Marh's father and Rajchandra's great-great-grandfather. He is said to be a resident of ''Sonatikhali'' village, under the [[Bardhaman Raj|Raja of Burdwan]].<ref name=":9" /> His descendants are said to have migrated further south to [[Howrah district]]. Rajchandra's great-grandfather Kantoram was a bamboo trader by profession and therefore, he received the title "Marh".<ref name=":7" /> His son was Krishnaram and in turn, Krishnaram's son was Preetoram Marh. Preetoram worked in the customs house. He also brought many [[Zamindars of Bengal|Zamindaris]] and started an export business, becoming one of the premier merchants and one of the foremost [[Zamindars of Bengal|Zamindars]] of [[Calcutta]]. The Marh family was [[Mahishya]] by caste and not originally from [[Calcutta]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite book |last=Das |first=Dulal Krishna |title=বাংলার নবরত্ন |publisher=Tuhina Publications |year=2020 |edition=2nd |location=[[Kolkata]] |publication-date=2022 |pages=80 to 82 |language=Bengali}}</ref> They originally lived in Khosalpur village in [[Howrah district|Howrah]]. Krishnaram's sister Bindubala Dasi was married to Akrur Manna of the Manna family, the then landlords of [[Janbazar]], [[Kolkata]]. After his aunt's marriage and his mother's untimely demise, Preetoram along with his father Krishna Ram and his two brothers, Rantanu and Kalicharan, came to live in his aunt's house to learn [[trade]] and to receive a formal [[education]]. Gradually, the Marh family's relationship with the Manna family became stronger.<ref name=":5" /> Preetoram married Jogmaya Debi, the daughter of the Jugal Kishore Manna, the younger brother of Akrur Manna. In that marriage in 1777, he received a dowry of several houses in [[Janbazar]] and 16 [[bigha]]s of land. His eldest son, Harachandra died early and therefore, Rajchandra naturally became his [[Heir|legal heir]].<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":4" />

== Early life ==
Rajchandra was born on 1783, on a day of [[Purnima]] to [[Babu (title)|Babu]] [[Preetoram Marh]], one of the wealthiest merchants of [[Calcutta]] of the time, and the founder of the [[Janbazar Raj]], and Jogmaya Debi. As the second eldest child, he received the undivided attention of his parents. Different tutors were appointed by Preetoram for his education and he was described by his teachers as a "[[fast learner]]". He received a formal education consisting of various languages, such as the [[Persian language]] and [[Sanskrit]] and subjects such as [[Mathematics]], [[Trade]], [[Business]], [[History]], [[Science]]s and other contemporary essential subjects. Apart from his native [[Bengali language|Bengali]], he was also fluent in languages such as [[Sanskrit]], [[English language|English]] and [[Persian language|Persian]].<ref name=":8" />

After, the sudden demise of his elder brother Harachandra, he firmly took over the reins of business from his father and worked diligently in expanding it. He bought huge tracts of land in the districts of [[Nadia district|Nadia]], [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]], [[Howrah district]], [[South 24 Parganas]] and [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]], [[Jessore District|Jessore]], [[Dhaka District|Dhaka]] (especially in [[Gopalganj District, Bangladesh|Gopalganj District]] which was even renamed after one of his grandsons) and even in some parts of [[Odisha]].<ref name=":9" />

== Marriages ==

[[File:Rani Rashmoni 1994 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|Rani Rashmoni on a postal stamp by the Government of India]]
Rajchandra was surpassed in terms of work by his wife [[Rani Rashmoni]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite book |last=Senapati and Das |first=Uma and Dulal Krishna |title=মাহিষ্য রত্নাবলী জীবনী শতক |publisher=Tuhina Publications |year=2018 |isbn=9788194434641 |edition=2nd |location=[[Kolkata]] |publication-date=2020 |pages=189 to 190 |language=Bengali |trans-title=Mahishya Ratnavali Biographical Century}}</ref> However, this distinguished [[Bengalis|Bengali]] of the 18th century is now known by his wife.<ref name=":0" /> Rajchandra married twice before marrying [[Rani Rashmoni]], but unfortunately both his wives died within a year of their respective marriages. After the untimely death of his first two wives, Rajchandra married [[Rani Rashmoni|Rashmoni]] in 1804. Rashmoni was affectionately called 'Rani' by her mother.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kim |first=David W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BPR0DwAAQBAJ&dq=rajchandra+das&pg=PA118 |title=Colonial Transformation and Asian Religions in Modern History |date=2018-10-12 |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |isbn=978-1-5275-1912-1 |language=en}}</ref> Later, the title '[[Rani]]' remained next to her name in her work records forever. After her husband's death, the wealth of the [[zamindar]]i passed to Rashmoni. Over time, she rose from 'Zamidarginni' to the status of '[[Rani]]' in the literal sense.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Debī |first=Annapūrṇā |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1M4RAQAAIAAJ&q=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81+%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0+%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8 |title=Rānī Rāsamaṇī |date=1967 |publisher=Palāśī |pages=40 |language=bn}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Mitra |first=Rādhāramaṇa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hWdXAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81+%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0+%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8 |title=Kalikātā-darpaṇa |date=1980 |publisher=Subarṇarekhā |isbn=978-81-86263-48-8 |pages=130 |language=bn}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Ghosha |first=Gaurāṅgaprasāda |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qFgqAAAAYAAJ&q=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81+%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0+%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8 |title=Rajeśvarī Rāsamaṇi |date=1988 |publisher=Yogamāẏā Prakāśanī |language=bn}}</ref>

== Business life ==
Rajchandra became the representative of the [[English people|English]] Kelvin Company. He got involved in the export business. He exported [[tasar]], mriganavi, [[indigo]], etc. to [[England]]. Through the [[British Empire|British]] Kelvin Company, all those products were distributed in the [[English people|English]] market. Along with export trade, Rajchandra got involved in the stock exchange business. He bought the [[Beliaghata|Beleghata region]] with a large amount of cash. In the stockbroking business, he bought paddy, [[jute]], [[rice]], [[jaggery]], [[moong]], [[lentil]]s, [[copper]], etc. at low prices and sold them at high prices, making money like water. Rajchandra bought the entire area including today's [[Dharmatala]], [[Free School Street]], [[New Market, Kolkata|New Market]], Rashmoni Square in [[Kolkata]]. He realised that the [[British East India Company]] would not leave [[India]] easily, they were settled in [[Kolkata]]. The far-sighted businessman Rajchandra was able to sense this and quickly bought all the land around the [[Maidan]]. He also started buying houses in the Sahebs' neighborhood. After buying the best lands in [[South Kolkata]], Rajchandra became the largest landowner in [[Kolkata]]. He became the principal [[Zamindar]] of [[Kolkata]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> He was welcomed by [[Dwarkanath Tagore]] to be one of the founding members of the [[Zamindari Association|Bengal landholders Association]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Roy |first=Manabendra Nath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e3FDAAAAYAAJ&q=mathurmohan+biswas |title=The Radical Humanist |date=1973 |publisher=Maniben Kara |language=en}}</ref>

'''Building of the Janbazar Palace'''
[[File:Kolkata House of Rani Rashmoni.jpg|thumb|Janbazar Palace]]
In 1813, Rajchandra completed the construction of the palace started by Pritiram on six [[bigha]]s of land. This palace of three hundred rooms has six courtyards, a lake. Seven mahals, ''Thakurdalan'', ''Natmandir'', ''Dewankhana'', ''Kachari Ghar'', ''Guest house'', ''Goyal Ghar'', armory, and rooms for the guards and dewans. This palace, adjacent to the [[Janbazar]] palace, was built at a cost of twenty-five lakh [[Mohur]]s.<ref name=":1" />

'''Beleghata Property dispute'''

Rajchandra's [[Beliaghata|Beleghata]] Property did not have a drainage system. It is necessary to cut a canal and provide drainage. There is also no bridge across the public road. Rajchandra cut a canal and built a bridge. Since the [[East India Company|British company]] did not have occupation in [[Beliaghata|Beleghata]], they did not needed to take permission. However, Rajchandra imposed a condition on the government that the government would not be able to collect any toll from the public for the bridge. The government was forced to accept the condition.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Dāsa |first=Amarendra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=enAAh-IwwYQC&q=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81+%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0+%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8 |title=Rājanārāẏaṇera Kalakāta |date=1976 |publisher=Barṇālī |language=bn}}</ref>

== Contributions ==
'''Construction of the Babu Ghat'''

[[File:Babu Ghat, building named after Babu Raj Chandra Das 04.jpg|thumb|Babu Ghat]]
The then rich people of [[Calcutta]] used to build bathing ghats as a mark of wealth. On the other side of the [[Hooghly River]] to establish his status Raj Chandra started building a ghat on the other side of the [[Hooghly River|Ganges]] in competition with them. After obtaining the permission of the company, he first built a ghat on the other side of the river. He built a ghat with thirty-six pillars. A covering over the pillars. Separate arrangements for men and women for bathing. [[Lord William Bentinck|Lord Bentinck]]'s proclamation named it 'Babu Rajchandra Das's Ghat'. It is still popularly known as '[[Babu Ghat]]'.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |title=In pictures: A short history of Kolkata's many ghats |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/places/learn-about-kolkatas-jagannath-ghat-nimtala-ghat-ahiritola-ghat-pathuria-ghat-kumartuli-ghat-sovabazar-ghat-bagbazar-ghat-mayer-ghat-babughat-and-prinsep-ghat-photogallery/cid/1851650 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319195324/https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/places/learn-about-kolkatas-jagannath-ghat-nimtala-ghat-ahiritola-ghat-pathuria-ghat-kumartuli-ghat-sovabazar-ghat-bagbazar-ghat-mayer-ghat-babughat-and-prinsep-ghat-photogallery/cid/1851650 |archive-date=2025-03-19 |access-date=2025-06-08 |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Babu Ghat, building named after Babu Raj Chandra Das 03.jpg|thumb|Built in 1815]]

'''Building of the Ahiritala Ghat'''

[[File:Ahiritola Bathing Ghat - Strand Bank Road - Nimtala - Kolkata 2016-10-11 0751.JPG|thumb|New renovated building of Ahiritala Ghat]]
Rajchandra focused on doing philanthropic and public welfare work. After [[Babu Ghat|Babughat]], he built a huge bathing ghat in [[Sovabazar Ahiritola railway station|Aheritola]]. He built a huge pucca house on his own land for patients with internal bleeding who were on their way to death at [[Nimtala Crematorium|Nimtala crematorium]]. Accommodation, food and medical facilities were arranged for the inmates. Doctors and attendants were appointed to take care of the patients round the clock. All these news of Rajchandra's charitable deeds spread quickly. Rajchandra's fame was published in the newspapers. Rajchandra's public welfare work was recorded in the [[The India Gazette|India Gazette]]. In 1817, Rajchandra's father Preetoram died. His mother died that same year. With the generosity of money, he performed a grand [[Śrāddha|Shraddha]] ceremony for his parents. Rajchandra, who was without parents, lived with his wife and daughters in a palace-like residence at [[Free School Street|71 Free School Street]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chaudhuri |first=Sukanta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7GZuAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81+%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0+%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8 |title=Calcutta, the Living City: The past |date=1990 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-562585-1 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-27 |title=Streetwise Kolkata: Beyond an iconic bathing ghat, Ahiritola's history is intertwined with its diverse residents |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/streetwise-kolkata-bathing-ghat-ahiritolas-history-8407260/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

'''Towards Education'''

[[File:Medical College Hospital - Calcutta (Kolkata) 1878.jpg|thumb|Calcutta Medical College]]
Rajchandra took up the task of showing his position to the intellectuals of [[Kolkata]]. To connect himself with the intellectual community, Rajchandra generously helped in the establishment of the [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Hindu College]] in [[Kolkata]]. He also donated a large amount of money to establish the [[Calcutta Medical College]].<ref name="Chetanananda 1989">{{Cite book |last=Chetanananda |first=Swami |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m4_XAAAAMAAJ&q=raj+chandra+das+of+janbazar |title=They Lived with God: Life Stories of Some Devotees of Sri Ramakrishna |date=1989 |publisher=Vedanta Society of St. Louis |isbn=978-0-916356-61-3 |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Presidency College, Calcutta by Francis Frith (1).jpg|thumb|The Hindu College in Calcutta]]

'''Eden Gardens'''

According to popular culture, Raj Chandra gifted one of his biggest gardens, Marh Bagan, besides the river [[Hooghly River|Hooghly]], to Lord Auckland and his sister [[Emily Eden]] in gratitude for their help in saving his third daughter from a fatal disease. The garden was then renamed to the Eden Gardens.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-22 |title=THE EDEN GARDENS – A PARADISE LOST |url=https://puronokolkata.com/2019/01/22/the-eden-gardens-a-paradise-lost/ |access-date=2026-03-26 |website=PURONOKOLKATA |language=en}}</ref>

'''Gaining fame'''

[[File:The Asiatic Society Building, 1828.tif|thumb|The Asiatic society]]
Rajchandra's fame gradually spread everywhere through all these public welfare works. By involving himself in welfare works for the common people, against luxury and debauchery, Rajchandra established his clean and distinct image from the then company-minded businessmen and landlords. This strengthened Rajchandra's position among the so-called upper caste Hindu elite. He became one of the foremost members of the [[Bhadralok|Bhadralok samaj]] of the [[Bengal Presidency]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Leach |first=Edmund Ronald |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2u88AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA56 |title=Elites in South Asia |date=1970 |publisher=CUP Archive |pages=56 |language=en}}</ref> [[Raja Ram Mohan Roy|Raja Rammohan Roy]], [[Dwarkanath Tagore|Prince Dwarkanath Tagore]], Raja Kalikrishna Tagore, [[Radhakanta Deb|Raja Radhakanta Deb]], Dewan Gangagobindo Singha, [[Pathuriaghata|Prasanna Kumar Tagore]]. Along with gaining the same status as [[Kaliprasanna Singha]], [[Ramdulal Sarkar]] and others, Rajchandra's name was placed in or even above their ranks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=জাত-বৈষম্যে জনহিতকর কর্মে রাজচন্দ্র-রাসমণি |url=https://www.bhorerkagoj.com/2019/05/31/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=Bhorer Kagoj |language=bn}}</ref> Rajchandra, who was of [[Mahishya]] descent, was recognized along with the other high caste kings, [[maharaja]]s, and [[Zamindars of Bengal|zamindars]] of the 19th century. He also received official recognition. He was awarded the prestigious title of [[Roy Bahadur]] by the [[William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst|Lord Amherst]], the [[Governor-General of India]] himself. The [[British East India Company]] officially recognised the title of '[[Raja]]' as he was already popularly called by the people. The company also appointed him as an honorary magistrate.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Prabhananda |first1=Swami |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lg1jDwAAQBAJ&dq=rajchandra+das&pg=PT23 |title=More About Ramakrishna |last2=Math) |first2=Advaita Ashrama (A Publication House of Ramakrishna Math, Belur |date=2019 |publisher=Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math) |isbn=978-81-7505-883-5 |language=en}}</ref> Rajchandra also joined in preventing the practice of sati by [[Raja Ram Mohan Roy|Rammohan Roy]]. In 1829, the first bank was established in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], called the [[Bank of Calcutta]]. Rajchandra became the director of that bank and in the same year, he was among the handful of Indians elected to be the members of [[The Asiatic Society]]. The greats of [[Bengal]], such as [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]] regularly visited Rajchandra's house.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=The Real Rani -- Rani Rashmoni's husband taught her how to run a business |url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/the-real-rani-rani-rashmonis-husband-taught-her-how-to-run-a-business |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Get Bengal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mondal |first=Amrita |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kdwhEAAAQBAJ&dq=raj+chandra+das+of+janbazar&pg=PT228 |title=Owning Land, Being Women: Inheritance and Subjecthood in India |date=2021-04-06 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |isbn=978-3-11-069053-8 |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Kolkata Asiatic Society2.jpg|thumb|The Asiatic society]]

== Family ==
Rajchandra and [[Rani Rashmoni|Rashmoni]] had four daughters. Padmamani, Kumari, Karunamoyee, and Jagadamba. One son died after being born. The girls were all married to the same caste. Because marriage between different castes was unthinkable at that time. It was considered a religious sin. The eldest daughter was married to Ramchandra Ata, a member of another [[Mahishya]] Zamindar family. The second daughter was married to Pyarimohan Chowdhury, a resident of Sonabere village in [[Khulna District|Khulna district]]. The third daughter, Karunamoyee, was married to [[Mathurmohan Biswas|Mathuramohan Biswas]]. After the short-lived death of Karunamoyee, the third son-in-law, [[Mathurmohan Biswas|Mathuramohan]], married off his fourth daughter, Jagadamba, and left his son-in-law at home.<ref name="Chetanananda 1989"/><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ghosha |first=Lokanātha |url=http://archive.org/details/modernhistoryin00unkngoog |title=The modern history of the Indian chiefs, rajas, Zamindars, &c. |date=1879 |publisher=Calcutta : J.N. Ghose |others=Oxford University |pages=72 to 73}}</ref>

== Family tree ==
{{main|Janbazar_Raj#Family_tree}}
== Death & Legacy ==
On 9 June 1836, Rajchandra suffered a heart attack while traveling in a [[carriage]], resulting in cerebral hemorrhage and paralysis, and died at the age of 53.<ref name=":4" />

After Rajchandra's death, as he had no son, the sole responsibility of business and land ownership fell on [[Rani Rashmoni]]. Rashmoni managed the affairs of the kingdom with a very firm hand, slow-paced, and intelligent hand, ensuring her strong position in her husband's absence. She gradually became proficient in land ownership by changing her husband's seal and sealing it in her own name. Her son-in-law [[Mathurmohan Biswas|Mathuramohan]] always helped her in land ownership. In addition to 'Babu Rajchandra Das' Ghat' or [[Babu Ghat|Babughat]], she also had a ghat built for opening the market. She had a wide road built from [[Chowringhee|Chowrangi]] for bathers and pilgrims to reach [[Babu Ghat|Babughat]]. Later, that road was named Auckland Road. Now we know that road as Rani Rashmoni Avenue. Before his death, Rajchandra left behind a large estate and cash of Rs 68 [[lakh]]. He had shares of [[Bank of Calcutta|Bank of Bengal]] worth Rs 8 lakh in his name. In addition, he had lent Rs 3 lakh to people.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gangooly |first=Chintamoney |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tJJCAQAAMAAJ&dq=rajchandra+das&pg=PA157 |title=The Supplemental Volume to the Weekly Reporter: Being a Verbatim Reprint of All Those Rulings of the Bengal Law Reports which Were Not Reported in the Weekly Reporter, with Comparative Tables of All the Cases Contained in the Bengal Law Reports, Showing at a Glance the Number of Page and Volume of the Weekly Reporter where Any Particular Ruling of the Bengal Law Reports May be Found : Compiled from the Bengal Law Reports |date=1909 |publisher=B. Baral at the "Law-Publishing Press," |language=en}}</ref>

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