| Temples & Legends of Bengal |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
THE KALIGHAT TEMPLE |
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Stewart had observed "It was during this period that the great contest between the
two English Companies took place in Bengal. The Prince Azim Oshan did not understand the
subject but took bribes from both the parties. From the old Company he got Rs. 16,000/-
and from the new Rs. 14,000/-". It is also understood that the previous Fouzdar of Hooghly, Jainuddin Khan gave substantial help to the English Company for purchasing the three villages. He was instrumental to pay Rs. 16,000/- as Nazrana or bribe for the purchase of the villages. An Armenian, Khoja Sarhad, was also very helpful to the British. It is the purchase of these three villages that ultimately led to the foundation of the British Empire in India. *** The deed of purchase is preserved in the British Museum as Number 24039, No. 39 and had been referred to by Mr. A. K. Roy, the Census Officer for Calcutta. The historian Wilson obtained a copy of the deed with great difficulty. A copy of the deed has been reproduced in two books only as far as is known. One of the books is 'History of the Old Fort William' and the other is Kalikata Sekaler O' Ekaler'. **** *** History of Calcutta by A.K.Roy, Chapter IV **** Kalikata Sekaler O' Ekaler in Bengali by Harisadhan Mukho-padhyaya, 1915, pages 353-354 |
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