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[[File:Dargah of Manik Pir.jpg|thumb|Dargah of Manik Pir]] | [[File:Dargah of Manik Pir.jpg|thumb|Dargah of Manik Pir]] | ||
Others say, Manik pir (erst: Syed Husen Ud din shah) came from North India on early eighteenth century. But Maniktala | Others say, Manik pir (erst: Syed Husen Ud din shah) came from North India on early eighteenth century. But the name Maniktala is also mentioned in a map of 1784. It is suggested that the bodyguard of Nawab of Bengal [[Alivardi Khan]], '''Raja Manikchand Bose''' (erst : Raja Manikram Bose), a descendant of the ''garhkata Basu paribar'' of Anarpur in Barasat, lived in this place as the caretaker of [[Calcutta]] (Ali Nagar) around from 1756. At some stage of his life he accepted the patronage of the Nawabs of Oudh. He was a wise, compassionate man. That's why he was so popular to all people. From Manikchand this area is called Maniktala. | ||
==History== | ==History== |