
Natore Zamindars was one of the largest Zamindaris of Bengal. The
originators of this Zamindari were Ramjivan and Raghunandan both sons of
Kamdev. Ramjivan's daughter-in-law was Rani Bhawani (1716–1795), a
legendary name in Bengal politics in the 18th century and an endearing
personality in everyhome of the country due to her boundless generosity
and public spirit. After becoming Zamindar Ramjivan built his Rajbari at
Natore occupying a huge area of 50.42 acres of land and it is enclosed
within two rings of defensive moats-one within the other. The moats are
now dotted with large tanks,orchards and flower gardens surrounding the
derelict ruins of the seven surviving detached palaces. Of these only
four deserve description while the rest are in advanced stage of
disintegration and are of no architectural significance. After the death
of the great queen, her adopted son Ramkrishna ruled the area. After
his death, his two sons Sibnath and Vishwanath became the co-sharers of
the Natore Zamindari in 1778. The whole Zamindari was divided between
them, and the part of the eldest son was known as "Boro Taraf" and the
part of the youngest son was known as "Chhoto Taraf". The Rajbari was
protected on all sides by ditches. There were nine buildings in this Rajbari.
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