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About Rājmahal
Rajmahal is a subdivisional town and a notified area in Rajmahal subdivision of the Sahebganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated at the banks of Ganges and was former capital of Bengal Subah under Mughal governor, Man Singh I.
From the Wikipedia article Rajmahal (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Rajmahal region was earlier ruled by Raja Mal sub-group of Mal Paharia tribes. Earlier this place was known as "Agmahal" and is surrounded by Rajmahal hills on one side and river Ganges on another side. The region was also known as 'Daman-i-Koh' during Mughal rule.
In 1576, Battle of Rajmahal was fought between Mughal Emperor, Akbar and Sultan of Bengal, Daud Khan Karrani of Karrani Dynasty. After war, Daud Khan was captured and later executed by the Mughals.
Later, after the conquest of Odisha in 1592, Raja Man Singh I, Mughal governor of Bengal Subah came to Rajmahal. He chose the site for his capital in 1595–96 because of its strategic command of the Teliagarhi Pass and the Ganges River. Raja Man Singh I, also renamed the town in 1595 as 'Akbarnagar' in tribute to Emperor Akbar and he also constructed palace, garden and mosque on behalf of Mughal rulers. In 1610, the capital of Bengal was transferred to Dacca (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) by Islam Khan.
In 1639, Rajmahal regained its glory and was once more made the capital of Bengal by Shah Shuja, governor of Bengal Subah and second son of Emperor Shah Jahan. It continued as the seat of the Mughal Viceroy up to 1660 and a mint town till 1661.
From the History section of Rajmahal on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Malda Airport (LDA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Patra 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Tinpahār 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Barharwā 22 km south, about 22 min by car
- Borio 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Farakka 27 km south, about 27 min by car
- Sāhibganj 29 km northwest, about 29 min by car
- Berhait 29 km southwest, about 29 min by car
- Malda 32 km east, about 32 min by car
- Manihāri 38 km northwest, about 38 min by car
- Bhāgalpur 89 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- Tomb and Distant View of Rajmahal Hills title QS:P1476,en:"Tomb and Distant View of Rajmahal Hills " label QS:Len,"Tomb and Distant View of Rajmahal Hills ", William Hodges, Public domain
- RakshaBandhan, Satyam Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0
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