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Murshid Quli Khan: The Founder of Independent Bengal
Before the Nawabs of Bengal became famous for Plassey and decline, there was Murshid Quli Khan — the man who built the financial and administrative foundation of an independent Bengal. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the life of a Deccani slave who rose to become the first independent Nawab of Bengal under the Mughals. We trace his origins as a poor boy from the Deccan sold into slavery, his rise through the Mughal revenue system, his reforms that made Bengal the wealthiest province in the empire, and his decision to shift the capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad — a city he named after…
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