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The Ruin of Murshidabad: Bengal's Capital After Plassey
In the wake of the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the wealthy city of Murshidabad — capital of the Nawabs of Bengal — began a slow, devastating decline. This episode traces how Robert Clive and the East India Company systematically bled the city dry through extortion, puppet nawabs, and the milking of its treasury. We look at the fall of the Jagat Seth banking family, the looting of the Muradbagh Palace, and the 1763 Siege of Murshidabad by Mir Qasim's forces. Lucas and Luna also explore the architectural ghosts that remain: the Hazarduari Palace, the Katra Mosque, and the crumbling…
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