Murshidabad, Bengal

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:areaCode 03482
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Bengal_Subah
gptkbp:climate tropical wet and dry
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:distanceFromDelhi approx. 200 km
gptkbp:division gptkb:Presidency_Division
gptkbp:established 1704
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:monument
silk production
mangoes
ivory carving
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Murshid_Quli_Khan
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Murshidabad_Municipality
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Murshidabad_district
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Plassey
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:British_Raj
gptkb:Mughal_Empire
gptkbp:historicalSignificance last capital of independent Bengal before British rule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Murshidabad, Bengal
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code INMSD
gptkbp:latitude 24.18 N
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:West_Bengal
gptkbp:locatedOnRiver gptkb:Bhagirathi_River
gptkbp:longitude 88.27 E
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Murshid_Quli_Khan
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Netaji_Subhas_Chandra_Bose_International_Airport_(Kolkata)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Murshid_Quli_Khan
gptkb:Warren_Hastings
gptkb:Mir_Jafar
gptkb:Siraj_ud-Daulah
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Hazarduari_Palace
gptkb:Jafarganj_Cemetery
gptkb:Katra_Masjid
gptkb:Motijhil
gptkb:Nizamat_Imambara
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Bengali
English
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Murshidabad
gptkbp:population approx. 44,019 (2011 Census)
gptkbp:postalCode 742149
gptkbp:railwayStation gptkb:Murshidabad_railway_station
gptkbp:timezone IST (UTC+5:30)
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode WB-57
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Murshid_Quli_Khan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5