Jafarganj Cemetery
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| Location | Murshidabad, West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates | 24°12′03″N 88°15′45″E / 24.20083°N 88.26250°E |
| Type | Islamic |
Jafarganj Cemetery is located in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.
Geography
1.5km
1mile
1mile
Tripolia
Gate
Gate
T
Nashipur
railway bridge
railway bridge
F
Tomb of Azimunnisa Begum
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House of Jagat Seth
H
Yellow Mosque
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Bhagirathi River
Murshidabad
railway station
railway station
F
Nashipur Rajbari
H
Mir Jafar's Palace
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Kathgola Palace
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Fauti Mosque
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Jama Masjid, Motijheel
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Chawk Masjid
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Katra Masjid
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Jafaganj Cemetery
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Wasif Manzil
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Madina Mosque
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Clock Tower
H
Nizamat Imambara
H
Hazarduari Palace
H
Murshidabad
F: facility, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
F: facility, H: historical site
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Jafraganj Cemetery is located at 24°12′03″N 88°15′45″E / 24.20083°N 88.26250°E.
The
House of Jagat Seth, Nashipur Rajbari , Kathgola Palace and Tomb of Azimunissa Begum are all located nearby. One can reach the temple town of Rani Bhavani at Baranagar, on the other side of the Bhagirathi, by country boat from Ajimganj.[1]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in Murshidabad city. Most of the places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. A few, without pages yet, remain unmarked. The map has a scale. It will help viewers to find out the distances.
History
Jafargaj Cemetery was built by
Nawabs of Bengals of the Najafi dynasty, starting from Mir Jafar, and their family members while Khushbagh, which was built by Nawab Alivardi Khan, hosts the graves of the Nawabs of Bengal belonging to the Afshar dynasty and their family members. At present, this graveyard is controlled and maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India
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It is said that earlier there was a "Kitchen Garden" at the site of this cemetery which Shah Khanaum Begum (Mir Jafar's wife and Alivardi Khan's sister) was very fond of.
The Jafarganj Cemetery has the graves of the family members of the Nawab of Bengal. It hosts the graves of Nawab Nazim
mut‘ah wife
and Ismail Ali Khan and Ashraf Ali Khan (the sons-in-law of Mir Jafar).
Gallery
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This is a picture of Jaffraganj Cemetery from the book, The Musnud of Murshidabad (1704-1904), published in 1905. Jaffraganj Cemetery is described as “the family burial ground of Meer Jaffer, containing the tombs of the Nawabs Nazim, from Meer Jaffer to HumajunJah”. -
Jafaraganj Cemetery in 2013
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Tomb of Mir Jafar -
Tomb of Munni Begum -
Tomb of Ashraf Ali Khan -
Tomb ofMubarak Ali Khan I -
Tomb of Mubarak Ali Khan II (Humayun Jah) -
Tomb of Hira and Panna, two messenger pigeons -
Mosque inside the cemetery
See also
References
- ^ "Offbeat Weekend in Murshidabad". Outskirts of Killa Nizamat (Northern part). Offbeat Weekend. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
External links
- "Jafarganj Cemetery — Murshidabad.net".
Murshidabad travel guide from Wikivoyage
Tourist attractions in Murshidabad | |
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| Houses and palaces |
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| Kathgola |
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| Graves, mosques and tombs | |
| Cannons | |
| Temples |
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| Archaeological sites |
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| Others |
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