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==Court== |
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Krishnachandra was a patron of literature. [[Bharatchandra Ray]], one of the famous poets of the 18th century, was his court poet. [[Gopal Bhar]] was a legendary jester in his court. The Royal family of Nadia descends from [[Bhattanarayan]] (Rarheya Brahmin of Sandilya gotra).During the reign of new Mughal Emperor at Agra , Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jehangir Padshash Gazi, Bhavananda Bandyopadhyay acquired the title of (Raja- Roy- Majumdar) and vast jagirdari spread across fourteen parganas. Bhavananda Majumdar went on to find the Nadia Raj, which would reach great heights during the regime of Maharaja Krishnachandra Ray in the mid-eighteenth century, the most illustrious ruler of this family. |
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Krishnachandra was a patron of literature. [[Bharatchandra Ray]], one of the famous poets of the 18th century, was his court poet. [[Gopal Bhar]] was a legendary jester in his court.{{citation needed|reason=Please provide proper citations and references|date=August 2014}} |
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==Public welfare== |
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Krishnachandra was also known for his many public welfare activities. In 1762 he established a large Shiv temple at [[Shivnibash]]. He was the first to introduce [[Jagaddhatri Puja]] in [[Bengal]]. It was at his initiative and encouragement that some reputed potters from [[Natore]] moved to [[Krishnanagar]]. |
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== External links == |
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* ''Mohanta S. C.'' [http://www.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/R_0229.HTM Roy, (Maharaja) Krishnachandra] Banglapedia — the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |
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Revision as of 17:17, 29 August 2014
Krishnchandra (1710-1783) was a king of Krishnagar, Nadia, West Bengal, India. His father was Raghuram Roy. Krishnachandra Roy was proficient in Bengali, Sanskrit and Persian.
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Krishnachandra was a patron of literature. Bharatchandra Ray, one of the famous poets of the 18th century, was his court poet. Gopal Bhar was a legendary jester in his court.[citation needed]