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]
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Thakurdalan at Shobhabazar Rajbari -
Singh Dwar (Lion gate) at Shobhabazar Rajbari -
Natmandir at Shobhabazar Rajbari
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- ↑ 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.
