The Katra Masjid is a former Shia caravanserai, mosque and tomb, in a partial ruinous state, located in the north eastern side of the city of Murshidabad, in the state of West Bengal, India. The compl
The former caravanserai and mosque, in 2017
A dome, destroyed in the 1897 earthquake
The nawabs of Bengal were the hereditary rulers of Bengal Subah in Mughal India. In the early 18th century, the Nawab of Bengal was the de facto independent ruler of the three provinces of Bengal, Bih
Katra Masjid
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First to reign Murshid Quli Khan 1717 – 30 June 1727
Dutch East India Company ships in Chittagong harbor, early 18th-century
Robert Clive meets Mir Jafar at the Battle of Plassey in 1757
Hazarduari Palace (Palace of a Thousand Doors) was home to the titular nawabs of Bengal