Factory Records: Murshidabad

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 IOR/G/27
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1770-1779
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 17 volumes

Scope and Content

Proceedings of Provincial Council of Revenue, 1770-1779 Letters received and sent, 1770.

Administrative / Biographical History

Murshidabad, a district in Bengal, had no trading connections. The district formed part of the Company's first territorial acquisitions. In 1770 a Provincial Council of revenue was created, based at Murshidabad, to supervise the collection of land revenues for the Company in Bengal. Other Provincial Councils followed but in 1781 all were abolished and their powers were transferred to the Committee of Revenue at Calcutta.

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Related Material

Bengal Proceedings (Calcutta Committee of Revenue) (P)

Bibliography

Bengal Record Room, Proceedings of the Controlling Council of Revenue at Murshidabad, 12 vols (Calcutta, 1919-1924)