in the ceritre of whïoh- is, the .principal 'cemetery, contttiming the tôtou
of.All Vardi Khan and SiAj-ud-idaula:,; The grounds are laid, out as,
gardens with hedges bordering : the walks,, and contain many fine.
trees. On the. same side of the river,, opposite Jafarganj, are the pleasure-
grounds of Hlrajhïl (° lake of diamonds'), and the,, palace at Mansùrganj
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constructed by Sirâj-ud-daula before he became Nawâb. It was at
Mansùrganj palace that Clive seated Mir Jafar on the masnad of
Bengal after the battle of Plassey. Near this was the palace of Murad=
bàgh, where Clive stayed on his entrance into the city after the battle.
Only a portion of the foundation remains, and the greater portion of the
Hirajh1l has been cut away by the Bhagirathi. Also on the same side
of the river is the Roshnibagh, consisting of beautiful gardens contain-
ing the mausoleum. of: Shuja Khan, Murshid Kul! Khan's son-in-law
and successor.
The principal industries of Murshidabad are those fostered by the
luxury of the native court. Carving in ivory is an old, speciality of the
place; and the artificers, though now few in number, still produce
highly finished work. Other manufactures are the embroidery of
fancy articles with gold and silver lace, the, weaving of silk goods,
and the making of musical instruments and hukkas.
Murshidabiid was constituted a municipality in 1869. The ,income
during the decade ending 1901-2 averaged Rs. 24,ooo and the ex
penditure Rs. 23,000- In 1903-4 the income was Rs. i9,ooo, of which
Rs. 5,500 was obtained from a tax on persons; and the expenditure
was Rs. 18;ooo. The official name for Murshidabad is Lalbâgh as the
head-quarters of the Lalbàgh subdivision, and it contains subdivisional
offices, a sub-jail with accommodation for. 12 prisoners, and a dispensary
with 22 beds. The most important; educational institutions are the
Nawab's madrasa, intended exclusively for the relatives of the ;Nawâb
Bahadur, and the Nizâmat high school maintained by the Nawâb.
Murtazâpur TRluk.-Tdluk of Akola District, Berâr (to which it
was transferred from Amraoti- District in August, 1905),.lying between
20 26' and 20° 53' N. and 770 18' and 770 47' E., with an area of
610 square miles. . The population fell from 121,6~7 in 189r to
118,022 in 1901. The density is 193 persons per square mile. The
tdluk contains 260 villages and two towns, MURTAZAPUR (population,
6,156), the head-quarters, and KARANJA BIBI (16,535). The demand
for land revenue in 1903-4 was Rs. 4,1 r,ooo, and for cesses Rs. 33,000.
The kâluk lies almost entirely in,the Pâyanghat, the fertile valley of
Beràr, but the extreme south extends to the slopes of the southern
plateau.
Mûrtazapur Town.-Heàd-quarters of the taluk of the same name
in Akola District, Berar, situated in 200 44' N. and 770 25" 1-., on the
Nagpur branch of the Great Indian' Peninsula Railway, 386 miles from
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