Identifier: musnudofmurshida00maju (find matches)
Title: The musnud of Murshidabad (1704-1904) being a synopsis of the history of Murshidabad for the last two centuries, to which are appended notes of places and objects of interest at Murshidabad
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Majumdar, Purna Chandra
Subjects: Murshibad, India (District) Murshidabad, India (District)
Publisher: Murshidabad Saroda Ray
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ever used to be kept. TheShebait still suspicious asked the man to shew himwhere his daughter was. They came to the steps ofthe tank but there was no body there. The manbegan to weep, being reprimanded by the Shebait asa cheat, when two beautiful hands, radient with thelight of divinity, and bedecked with the pair of newanklets, jutted forth from water in the middle of thedeep tank and soon disappeared. Both the Shebaitand the seller, stupefied as they were at this miraculousappearance, knew what all this meant and the mancould not be pursuaded to accept the price for whichhe had before been so importunate, for, thought he,he had purchased his salvation at a low price. TheShebait too considered himself the happiest mortal. THE MORCHA. Traces of what is called the Morcha or rampartare still visible in the remnants of the high andbroad mud wall and embankment thrown up in 1742on the western bank of the river, through Dahapara,as a defence against the attacks of the Mahrattas. .**.•:.-
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L 281 ) The semi-circular wall stands in mouldering heaps,ovvygrown with jungle, and is midway betweenKriteswari and the western bank of the Bhagirathee. ; THE NEOARA HOUSE. On the bank of the river at Roshniganj, stands asmall building which accommodated the office of theboat establishment of the Nazims. It is known as theNeoara house. A large number of boats, of alldescriptions, used to jfloat in the river or rest atanchor near this house. Of these the Ramsundarand Shamsundar, believed to possess mysteriouspowers, are still remembered. They would movewithout help but when unwilling, they would notbudge an inch, the use of any amount of force not-withstanding. m These, as well as other large and commodiousboats, some cumbrous and sluggish, while otherslight and fast, took on board small guns, many ofwhich may still be seen in the Palace armoury.These boats were used for offensive and defensivepurposes, for pleasure trips and for conveyance ofgoods. The big and fast going barges of th

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