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Jadunath Sarkar

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Historian of Mughal India

Jadunath Sarkar was one of the most influential historians of Mughal India from colonial Bengal.

Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive

Biography

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Context

In the context of Modern historical scholarship in colonial Bengal and the development of archival research on Mughal India., Jadunath Sarkar is recognized as Historian of Mughal India. Jadunath Sarkar was one of the most influential historians of Mughal India from colonial Bengal.

Contribution

Jadunath Sarkar produced influential scholarly histories of Mughal India, especially the reigns and institutions of Aurangzeb and the later Mughal state.

Impact

His works shaped twentieth-century historical writing in South Asia, while later scholars have debated his interpretations and source selection.

Topic Hub: Explore related topics - Mughal Bengal, Baro-Bhuyans, and Frontier Politics

Timeline Placement

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Jadunath Sarkar appears in 2 linked timeline events, spanning 1664-1688 - 1704-1717.

First Appearance

1664-1688

Latest Appearance

1704-1717

Active Span

1664-1688 - 1704-1717

Linked Events

Legacy Summary

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His works shaped twentieth-century historical writing in South Asia, while later scholars have debated his interpretations and source selection. This influence is reflected across 2 connected events.

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Key sources for understanding this figure

A Comprehensive History of Modern Bengal, 1700-1950

A three-volume survey covering the Nawabi era, colonial remaking, and the freedom struggle through 1950.

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A History of Bangladesh

A synthetic history of Bangladesh from the long view through colonial encounters, East Pakistan, war, and independence.

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History

General Bangladesh history reference useful for political chronology around the Ershad takeover and the 1980s authoritarian period.

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Murshid Quli Khan

Banglapedia entry outlining Murshid Quli Khan's administrative role and the capital transfer context in early eighteenth-century Bengal.

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Murshidabad

Background on why Murshidabad rose as the political and financial center of Bengal and how the city developed under the nawabs.

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Murshidabad

Britannica summary noting the early eighteenth-century transfer of Bengal's capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad.

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Timeline View

1664-1688

Shaista Khan's Bengal Governorship

Shaista Khan's long governorship in Bengal oversaw military campaigns, urban-commercial growth, and tighter Mughal administrative control, including the Chittagong frontier shift.

1704-1717

Murshid Quli Khan Shifts the Capital to Murshidabad

In the early eighteenth century, Murshid Quli Khan shifted Bengal's effective administrative center from Dhaka to Makhsudabad, later known as Murshidabad. The move strengthened centralized revenue management, aligned court and banking networks around a new political hub, and reoriented the province's governing geography before Plassey.