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Sheoraphuli Raj Debuttar Estate

Front portion of the palace in Sheoraphuli

The Sheoraphuli Raj Debuttar Estate or Sheoraphuli Rajbari was part of the Zamindari of the Sheoraphuli Raj, a branch of the erstwhile Patuli Rajbansha which occupies a very high place in the peerage of Bengal. The Calcutta Review for 1845 states the Sheoraphuli family is "descended from one of the most ancient and respected families in Bengal".[1]

Sheoraphuli Rajbari Crest

Raja Manohar Roy (1718-1743 rule), founder of the Sheoraphuli Raj, was known as the King of Hooghly.[2]

Raja Raghav (grandfather of Manohar Roy) was the abundant ruler 51 Parganas which included an additional 21 Parganas covering 700 square miles, namely Arsha, Haldaha, Mamdanipur, Panjnaur, Boro, Shahapur, Jehanabad, Shaistanagore, Shahanagore, Raipur Kotwali, Paonan, Khosalpore, Moiat, Buxbunder, Havilishahar, Paikan, Mozzaferpore, Hathikanda, Selimpur, Amirabad, and Janglipur. The combined area of these Parganas was approximately 1,564 square miles, and all the Parganas were under the government of Sathgaon.[3]

Sir William Hedges (21 October 1632 – 6 August 1701), the first Governor of the East India Company (EIC) in Bengal, in his diary, describes the vast land ruled by Raja Udaya Roy of Patuli:

"Early in the morning, we passed by a village called Sreenagar, and by 5 o'clock this afternoon, we got as far as Rewee, a small village belonging to Woode Ray, a Jemindar, that owns all the country on that side of the water, almost as far as over against Hugly. It is reported by the country people that he pays more than Twenty Lack of Rupees per annum to the King, rent for what he possesses, and that about 2 years since he presented above a lack of rupees to the Mogul and his favorites, to divert his intention of hunting and hawking in his country, for fear of his tenants being ruined and plundered by the Emperor’s lawless and unruly followers. This is a fine pleasant situation, full of great shady trees, most of them Tamarins, well-stored with peacocks and spotted deer like our fallow-deer: we saw 2 of them near the river side at our first landing"

[4]

The Illustrious Hindu Samrat of Bengal Raja Ganesh, Shrila Narottam Thakur, Dinajpur Raj, Hanseshwari Devi's temple lineage, the Bhaglapur Mahashay lineage are some of the renowned individuals or lineages which are connected by blood relations with the Sheoraphuli Raj.[5]

The ancestral residence of the Sheoraphuli Raj family was originally located in Patuli Narayanpur, within the Barddhaman district. The original palace consisted of an estate measuring 80 bighas,[6] The Patuli palace lasted for several generations after which it fell a prey to the ravages of the river. The Bhagirathi gradually encroached upon the spot converting the place into a deep whirling pool of water which is known as the Patuli Daha.[7]

The Generation tree of Sheoraphuli Raj, Debdutta 907 AD (estm.) Of Kannauj till Raja Raghav of Patuli (1710 AD)

The Sheoraphuli "Kshatriya" Rajbansha received great honors from the Mughal emperors. During the reign of Akbar, the Barddhaman Maharaja possessed 10 ani while the Sheoraphuli Raja held 6 ani.[8] Remarkably, when Serampore was under Danish rule as a colony in 1752, the Danes paid taxes to the Sheoraphuli Rajas, recognizing them as the rightful owners of the town.[9]

In 1845, the town of Serampore, comprising 60 Bighas, along with the districts of Akna, and Pearapore were eventually transferred from the King of Denmark to the British, and the treaty ensured that Sheoraphuli Rajbari received an annual sum of 1601 sikkas thereon.[10] Serampore and Sheoraphuli Situated alongside the sacred Ganges river, the town thrived and gained fame for its flourishing trade and commerce, owing to the convergence of three rivers - Ganga, Damodar, and Saraswati.

The Treaty signed between Sheoraphuli Raj and the Danish Government in 1845, denotes the payment 1601 Sikkas annually

Chandernagore fell under pargana Muhammad-Aminpur in Hughli Chakla, owned by the Bansberia-Sheoraphuli Zamindars. In 1731, Joseph Francis Dupleix, the new governor, acquired lands from Sheoraphuli zamindars and extended the town from Taldanga in the north to Gourhati in the South.[11]

  1. ^ The Calcutta Review, Vol-4, 1845: P 487
  2. ^ textsUttarrariya Kayastha-kanda Vol.3by Vasu,nagengranath(1929): P97
  3. ^ textsUttarrariya Kayastha-kanda Vol.3by Vasu,nagengranath(1929): P106
  4. ^ The Diary of Sir William Hedges, Esq. During his Agency in Bengal as well as on His Voyage Out and Return Overland (1681-1687). Volume 1, P-39
  5. ^ Hooghly Zillar Itihash by Vidyabinod,sudhirkumar Mitra 1948 :P 367
  6. ^ Pandit Sibendranarayan Shastri (1934). Banglar Paribarik Itihas Volume 1 (1934). P3
  7. ^ The Bansberia Raj by Shumbhoo Chunder Dey Chapter II(1908)
  8. ^ ^ Pandit Sibendranarayan Shastri(1934). Banglar Paribarik Itihas Volume 1 (1934). P1
  9. ^ ^ Pandit Sibendranarayan Shastri(1934). Banglar Paribarik Itihas: Volume 1 (1934). P4
  10. ^ LSS O'Malley (1912)Bengal District Gazeteers : page 79
  11. ^ "Chandannagar - Banglapedia".

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