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

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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.

1717

Murshid Quli Khan Formally Appointed Nawab

In 1717, Murshid Quli Khan was formally appointed subahdar/nawab of Bengal, marking the institutional start of the nawabi regime. The arrangement preserved Mughal suzerainty while expanding provincial fiscal-political autonomy.