Murshidabad is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal, located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, a distributary of the Ganges River. It was an important trade center during the 17th / 18th Centuries and earned the moniker ‘Varanasi of Bengal’. Murshidabad was the last capital of independent Bengal before British rule was named after Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, the Dewan of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. The British shifted the capital to Kolkata in 1773. Due to the abundance of silk, muslin, ivory and rich agricultural yield, the city became a dynamic centre of economy during the nineteenth century for the British, French and Dutch East India Companies. It was also the focal point for art and culture –ivory sculptors, Hindustani classical music and the Murshidabad style of Mughal painting thrived here. Enjoy your luxury heritage hotel with the beautiful ambience that takes you gloriously back in time.