Nabakrishna Deb
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][5]
Gallery
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Thakurdalan at Shobhabazar Rajbari
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Singh Dwar (Lion gate) at Shobhabazar Rajbari
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Natmandir at Shobhabazar Rajbari
References
- ^ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra; Basu, Anjali, eds. (1998) [First published 1976]. নবকৃষ্ণ দেব [Nabakrishna Dev]. Saṃsada bāṅāli caritābhidhāna সংসদ বাঙালি চরিতাভিধান [Parliament Bengali Biographical Dictionary] (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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sarah Menin (24 February 2004). Constructing Place: Mind and the Matter of Place-Making. Routledge. pp. 156–. ISBN 978-1-134-37909-5. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Durga puja's colonial roots - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 21 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2018.