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{{Short description|Founder of Shovabazar Raj family}}
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| name              = Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb
| name              = Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb
| image              = File:Kolkata Dance.jpg
| image              = Oil Portrait of Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb and Attendee.png
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| caption            = Durga Puja at Shovabazar Rajbari in the presence of [[Robert Clive]]
| caption            = Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb: ''Posthumous Portrait'', c. early 20th Century
| birth_date        = 10 October 1733
| birth_date        = 10 October 1733
| birth_place        =  
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| death_date        = 22 December 1797
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1797|12|22|1733|10|10|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Kolkata, India]]
| death_place        = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal]], British India
| known_for          = Royal, Raja, Aristocrat, Treachery
| known_for          = Founder of [[Sovabazar Raj]]
| spouse            =  
| spouse            =
| children          = 1
| successor          = [[Gopi Mohun Deb]]
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'''Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb''' (also known as [[Raja]]  Nabakrishna Deb, archaic spelling Nubkissen; 10 October 1733 – 22 December 1797), founder of the [[Shovabazar Raj]] family, was a prominent [[zamindar]] and close confidante and ally of [[Robert Clive]]. He was the key figure in the plot against Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula although some believed him to be a traitor of India, who sold his motherland to the British and enabling them to rule India.<ref name = "Bose242">Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali, ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (Biographical dictionary) {{in lang|bn}}, Vol I, 1998 edition, p 242. {{ISBN|81-85626-65-0}}</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">Cotton, H.E.A., ''Calcutta Old and New'', 1909/1980, p288-289, General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.</ref><ref name="Menin2004">{{cite book|author=Sarah Menin|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|date=24 February 2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-37909-5|pages=156–}}</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>
'''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]]
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==See also==
* [[Shobhabazar]]
* [[Shobhabazar Rajbari]]


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==
{{Kolkata topics}}
Samsad Bengali Charitabhidhan (Vol.1) ( Biographical Dictionary) ed. Anjali Bose. {{ISBN|978-81-7955-135-6}}
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 24 March 2026

Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb
Maharaja Nabakrishna Deb: Posthumous Portrait, c. early 20th Century
Born10 October 1733
Died22 December 1797(1797-12-22) (aged 64)
Calcutta, Bengal, British India
Known forFounder of Sovabazar Raj
SuccessorGopi Mohun Deb
Children1

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]

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  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ Mukherjee Pandey, Jhimli (30 September 2006). "Shobhabazar Raj Bari". Family tradition alive in the City of Joy. Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
  3. ↑ Cotton, H. E. A. (1980) [First published 1907]. Calcutta Old and New (Revised ed.). Calcutta: General Printers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 288–289.
  4. ↑ "Durga puja's colonial roots - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 21 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Indian School, Early 20th Century". Bid and Hammer. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  6. ↑ 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.