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Stone Inscription

Content Provider	Indian Culture
Spatial Coverage	Sai Baba, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Temporal Coverage	18th Century
Description	It is a stone inscription that records the erection of a dwelling house by Chudamani Dutta in the 1677 Saka Era (1756 CE.) Siraj, the direct political disciple of his grandfather Nawab Alivardi Khan, was aware of the British interest in colonization and hence, resented the British politico-military presence in Bengal represented by the British East India Company. He was annoyed at the company's alleged involvement with and instigating some members of his own court in a conspiracy to oust him. His charges against the company were mainly threefold. Firstly, they strengthened the fortification around Fort William without any intimation and approval; secondly, that they grossly abused the trade privileges granted to them by the Mughal rulers, which caused heavy loss of customs duties for the government; and thirdly, that they gave shelter to some of his officers, for example, Krishnadas, son of Rajballav, who were allegedly charged with misappropriation of government funds. Hence, when the East India Company started further enhancement of military power at Fort William in Calcutta, Siraj asked them to stop. But the company did not pay any heed to his directives. So Siraj-ud- daulah retaliated and captured Kolkata from the British in June 1756. This tablet made of black stone recovered from Saibana village near Barasat, 24 Parganas (North), narrates Calcutta's capture by Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah while mentioning the erection of a dwelling house by Chudamani Dutta in 1677 Saka Era(1756 CE). It was gifted to Indian Museum by Shri Shri Nandadulal Thakur Thakuranisthan temple authority during exploration by Indian Museum in the year 1986.
File Format	JPG / JPEG
Language	English
Publisher	Indian Museum
Publisher Place	Kolkata
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Stone Inscription
Content Type	Image
Resource Type	Historical Record

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