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Born a Hindu in the Deccan Plateau c.1670, Murshid Quli Khan was bought by Mughal noble Haji Shafi and became a Shia Muslim. After Shafi's death, he worked under the Divan of Vidarbha, during which time he piqued the attention of the then-emperor Aurangzeb, the unifier of India , who sent him to Bengal as the divan c. 1700.
After an assassination attempt, Murshid Quli Khan felt unsafe in Bengal's capital Dhaka, so he moved the diwani office of Bengal to Mukshudabad, since it was situated in the central part of Bengal, making it easy to communicate throughout the province. As the new city was on the banks of the Ganges, European trading companies had also set up their bases there. Quli Khan thought that it would be easy for him to keep a vigil over their actions. The city became a centre for all activities of the region and became very rich.
Quli Khan went to Bijapur to meet Emperor Aurangzeb, and to give him the revenue which was generated from the province. The emperor was happy with his work and gifted him clothes, flags, nagra, and a sword. He also gave him the title of Murshid Quli and gave him permission to rename the city Murshidabad (the city of Murshid Quli Khan) and he was appointed as the Nawab Nazim of Murshidabad.
According to historians, the condition of Hindus during his reign was very good as they became more rich. Though Quli Khan was a Muslim, Hindus were employed in the tax department primarily because he thought they were experts in the field; they could also speak fluent persian. They were never forced to become Muslims, even during Aurangzeb's rule, since forced conversions are prohibited by Islam.
Since then, the Muslim city of Murshidabad became a remarkable example of the harmonious coexistence of multiple religions, fostering proserity and cultural / architectural richness of Bengal. An entire district of Murshidabad is inhabited by a large jain community.
Born a Hindu in the Deccan Plateau c.1670, Murshid Quli Khan was bought by Mughal noble Haji Shafi and became a Shia Muslim. After Shafi's death, he worked under the Divan of Vidarbha, during which time he piqued the attention of the then-emperor Aurangzeb, the unifier of India , who sent him to Bengal as the divan c. 1700.
After an assassination attempt, Murshid Quli Khan felt unsafe in Bengal's capital Dhaka, so he moved the diwani office of Bengal to Mukshudabad, since it was situated in the central part of Bengal, making it easy to communicate throughout the province. As the new city was on the banks of the Ganges, European trading companies had also set up their bases there. Quli Khan thought that it would be easy for him to keep a vigil over their actions. The city became a centre for all activities of the region and became very rich.
Quli Khan went to Bijapur to meet Emperor Aurangzeb, and to give him the revenue which was generated from the province. The emperor was happy with his work and gifted him clothes, flags, nagra, and a sword. He also gave him the title of Murshid Quli and gave him permission to rename the city Murshidabad (the city of Murshid Quli Khan) and he was appointed as the Nawab Nazim of Murshidabad.
According to historians, the condition of Hindus during his reign was very good as they became more rich. Though Quli Khan was a Muslim, Hindus were employed in the tax department primarily because he thought they were experts in the field; they could also speak fluent persian. They were never forced to become Muslims, even during Aurangzeb's rule, since forced conversions are prohibited by Islam.
Since then, the Muslim city of Murshidabad became a remarkable example of the harmonious coexistence of multiple religions, fostering proserity and cultural / architectural richness of Bengal. An entire district of Murshidabad is inhabited by a large jain community.
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