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{{ | {{Short description|Founder of Shovabazar Raj family}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb | | name = Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb | ||
| image = | | image = Oil Portrait of Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb and Attendee.png | ||
| image_size = | | image_size = | ||
| caption = | | caption = Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb: ''Posthumous Portrait'', c. early 20th Century | ||
| birth_date = 10 October 1733 | | birth_date = 10 October 1733 | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = | ||
| death_date = 22 | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1797|12|22|1733|10|10|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = [[ | | death_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal]], British India | ||
| known_for = | | known_for = Founder of [[Sovabazar Raj]] | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| children = 1 | |||
| successor = [[Gopi Mohun Deb]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb''' (also known as [[Raja]] Nabakrishna Deb, archaic spelling Nubkissen; 10 October 1733 – 22 December 1797), founder of the [[ | '''Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb''' (also known as [[Raja]] Nabakrishna Deb, archaic spelling Nubkissen; 10 October 1733 – 22 December 1797), founder of the [[Sovabazar Raj]] family, was a [[maharaja]] and close confidant and friend of [[Robert Clive]].<ref name = "Bose242">{{cite encyclopedia |editor1-last=Sengupta |editor1-first=Subodh Chandra |editor2-last=Basu |editor2-first=Anjali |year=1998 |orig-year=First published 1976 |script-title=bn:নবকৃষ্ণ দেব |trans-title=Nabakrishna Dev |script-encyclopedia=bn:সংসদ বাঙালি চরিতাভিধান |encyclopedia=Saṃsada bāṅāli caritābhidhāna |trans-encyclopedia=Parliament Bengali Biographical Dictionary |language=bn |volume=1 |edition=4th |location=Kolkata |publisher=Sahitya Samsad |isbn=81-85626-65-0 |page=242 |script-quote=bn:নবকৃষ্ণ দেব (১৭৩৩ - ২২-১১-১৭৯৭) ... শোভাবাজার রাজবংশের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা। ... লর্ড ক্লাইভের চেষ্টায় তিনি 'মহারাজা বাহাদুর' উপাধি |trans-quote=Nabakrishna Dev (1733 - 22-11-1797) ... Founder of the Shobhabazar dynasty. ... He was given the title of 'Maharaja Bahadur' through the efforts of Lord Clive}}</ref><ref name=Shobhabazar>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2047696.cms |title=Shobhabazar Raj Bari |access-date=18 February 2007 |last=Mukherjee Pandey |first=Jhimli |work=Family tradition alive in the City of Joy |publisher=Times of India |date=30 September 2006}}</ref><ref name = "Cotton288-289">{{cite book |last=Cotton |first=H. E. A. |author-link=Evan Cotton |title=Calcutta Old and New |year=1980 |orig-year=First published 1907 |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12353/page/n671/mode/2up |edition=Revised |location=Calcutta |publisher=General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd. |pages=288–289}}</ref><ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-durga-puja-s-colonial-roots-1754517 |title=Durga puja's colonial roots - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |date=21 October 2012 |access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> Deb was instrumental in a plot against [[Siraj-ud-Daulah]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian School, Early 20th Century |url=http://auctions.bidandhammer.com/indian-school-nabakrishna-deb?productId=623 |access-date=2025-12-31 |website=Bid and Hammer}}</ref> | ||
In 1757, Deb began construction of [[Shobhabazar Rajbari]]. It was a large house with a public courtyard, and was designed to flaunt his wealth and status. There he hosted an annual [[Durga Puja]] festival. Clive attended after his victory at the [[Battle of Plassey]].<ref name="Menin2004">{{cite book |last1=Beattie |first1=Martin |editor-last=Menin |editor-first=Sarah |chapter=Hybrid identities: 'Public' and 'private' life in the courtyard houses of Barabazaar, Kolkata, lndia |title=Constructing Place: Mind and the Matter of Place-Making |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7kksWHDk5L4C&pg=PA156 |access-date=4 April 2017 |year=2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-37909-5 |page=156}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Shovabazar Natmandir.jpg|Natmandir at [[Shobhabazar Rajbari]] | File:Shovabazar Natmandir.jpg|Natmandir at [[Shobhabazar Rajbari]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb | |
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 Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb: Posthumous Portrait, c. early 20th Century | |
| Born | 10 October 1733 |
| Died | 22 December 1797 (aged 64) |
| Known for | Founder of Sovabazar Raj |
| Successor | Gopi Mohun Deb |
| Children | 1 |
Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb (also known as Raja Nabakrishna Deb, archaic spelling Nubkissen; 10 October 1733 – 22 December 1797), founder of the Sovabazar Raj family, was a maharaja and close confidant and friend of Robert Clive.[1][2][3][4] Deb was instrumental in a plot against Siraj-ud-Daulah.[5]
In 1757, Deb began construction of Shobhabazar Rajbari. It was a large house with a public courtyard, and was designed to flaunt his wealth and status. There he hosted an annual Durga Puja festival. Clive attended after his victory at the Battle of Plassey.[6]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Thakurdalan at Shobhabazar Rajbari -
Singh Dwar (Lion gate) at Shobhabazar Rajbari -
Natmandir at Shobhabazar Rajbari
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra; Basu, Anjali, eds. (1998) [First published 1976]. নবকৃষ্ণ দেব [Nabakrishna Dev]. Saṃsada bāṅāli caritābhidhāna (in Bengali). Vol. 1 (4th ed.). Kolkata: Sahitya Samsad. p. 242. ISBN 81-85626-65-0. নবকৃষ্ণ দেব (১৭৩৩ - ২২-১১-১৭৯৭) ... শোভাবাজার রাজবংশের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা। ... লর্ড ক্লাইভের চেষ্টায় তিনি 'মহারাজা বাহাদুর' উপাধি [Nabakrishna Dev (1733 - 22-11-1797) ... Founder of the Shobhabazar dynasty. ... He was given the title of 'Maharaja Bahadur' through the efforts of Lord Clive]
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|script-encyclopedia=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|trans-encyclopedia=ignored (help) - ↑ Mukherjee Pandey, Jhimli (30 September 2006). "Shobhabazar Raj Bari". Family tradition alive in the City of Joy. Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
- ↑ Cotton, H. E. A. (1980) [First published 1907]. Calcutta Old and New (Revised ed.). Calcutta: General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 288–289.
- ↑ "Durga puja's colonial roots - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 21 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ↑ "Indian School, Early 20th Century". Bid and Hammer. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Beattie, Martin (2004). "Hybrid identities: 'Public' and 'private' life in the courtyard houses of Barabazaar, Kolkata, lndia". In Menin, Sarah (ed.). Constructing Place: Mind and the Matter of Place-Making. Routledge. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-134-37909-5. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
