24-666: Wasif Manzil (also known as Wasef Manzil and New Palace ) was built by Nawab Wasif Ali Mirza Khan under the direction and supervision of Mr. Vivian, officer of the Public Works Department of the Nadia Rivers Division and Surendra Barat, a Bengali engineer. This building, rather palace was used by the Nawab as his residence. The building is extremely close to the Hazarduari Palace . It
48-432: A keen interest in outdoor but healthy pastimes such as cricket, football and tennis. His love of sport lured him on to tiger hunting and also, boar hunting . In polo , at which he was a crack player, he usually used to captain a team whose colours were very rarely lowered. Wasif Manzil (also known as Wasef Manzil and New Palace) was built by Sir Wasif Ali Mirza under the direction and supervision of Mr. Vivian, officer of
72-565: A semi-circular pediment with the Nawabs of Murshidabad 's coat of arms on it. Now, the palace is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India and has been transformed into a museum. The palace has a garden space in front of it which has a fountain and several marble statues. The garden space is enclosed with a handsome iron railing. The main entrance is a Norman archway with open-work iron doors. The staircases and statues inside
96-601: Is built on the Nizamat Fort Campus between the campus's Dakshin Darwaza (south gate) and the Hazarduari Palace , just opposite the campus's South Zurud Mosque and parallel to the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly River . Wasif Manzil is located at 24°10′58″N 88°16′10″E / 24.182663°N 88.269492°E / 24.182663; 88.269492 . Hazarduari Palace and its associated sites in
120-533: Is reputed for efficiently managing his estates and also public charities. The Nawab is also well known for his English and Urdu poems. He is also the author of the book "A Mind's Reproduction" (1934). On 11 December 1931, Wasif Ali was forced to surrender the administration of his estates to the Government of India after incurring a debt of ₹ 19 lakhs. On 15 August 1947, the Radcliffe Award allotted
144-652: The Archaeological Survey of India as mentioned in the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal , the Hazarduari Palace and Imambara are ASI Listed Monuments. Kila Nizamat or Nizamat Kila or Nizamat Imambara (Nizamat Fort) was the site of the old fort of Murshidabad. It was located on the present site of the Hazarduari Palace, on the banks of the Bhagirathi river . The name of
168-644: The Bara Kothi , is located in the campus of Kila Nizamat in Murshidabad , in the Indian state of West Bengal . It is situated near the bank of river Ganges. It was built by Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah in the nineteenth century. He was the Nawab of Bengal , Bihar and Orissa (1824–1838). In 1985, the palace was handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India for better preservation. According to
192-586: The Bhagirathi River . The following is a list of the principal wives of Sir Wasif Ali Mirza. He married: Sir Wasif Ali also had two mut‘ah wives as follows: The following is a list of the children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren of Sir Wasif Ali Mirza: (One of these above-mentioned daughters married a man named, Sayyid Muhammad Hashim Mirza, the son of Kaikaus Kadir Sahibzada Sayyid Farhad Mirza Bahadur. Hazarduari Palace Hazarduari Palace , earlier known as
216-685: The Nawab of Murshidabad under the oriental titles of Ihtisham ul-Mulk (Dignifier of the country), Raes ud-Daulah (Premier of the state), Amir ul-Omrah (Noble of Nobles) and Mahabat Jang (Horror in War). Sir Wasif Ali had also been a member of the Bengal Legislative Council for eight times and used to take great interest in Municipal matters and was the patron of the Calcutta Historical Society. The Nawab
240-589: The Nizamat on behalf of his father, Hassan Ali Mirza from the years 1895 to 1899. He chaired the municipality of Murshidabad from 1899 to 1901 and also represented Bengal at the coronations of King-Emperor Edward VII and Queen-Empress Alexandra at Westminster Abbey in London in 1902, and also of King-Emperor George V and Queen Empress Mary at the same place in 1911. Sir Wasif Ali succeeded his father, Hassan Ali Mirza after his death on 25 December 1906 as
264-417: The Public Works Department of the Nadia Rivers Division and Surendra Barat, a Bengali engineer. This building, rather palace was used by the Nawab as his residence. The building is extremely close to the Hazarduari Palace . It is built on the Nizamat Fort Campus between the campus's Dakshin Darwaza (south gate) and the Hazarduari Palace , just opposite the campus's South Zurud Mosque and parallel to
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#1732790082421288-607: The Kila Nizamat area (forming the central area in the map alongside) is the centre of attraction in Murshidabad. Just a little away are Katra Masjid , Fauti Mosque , Jama Masjid and the Motijhil area. There is a group of attractions in the northern part of the town (as can be seen in the map alongside). Some attractions such as Khushbagh , Rosnaiganj , Baranagar , Kiriteswari Temple , Karnasuvarna and others are on
312-770: The Principal of Dovetan College in Calcutta (the school is now known as Park Mansion) as the Atalıq . Sir Wasif Ali Mirza was educated at Sherborne School , Rugby School and later at Trinity College, Oxford . After completing his courses the young prince, visited places of importance in England and travelled extensively in Scotland, Ireland, Egypt, Austria, Turkey, Italy, France and Germany. He returned to Murshidabad on 27 October 1895 with his brother. Sir Wasif Ali administered
336-570: The district of Murshidabad to Pakistan and the flag of Pakistan was hoisted at the Hazarduari Palace but within two days the two dominions exchanged Khulna , which is now in Bangladesh , and then the flag of India was hoisted at the grand palace on 17 August 1947. The Government of India also resumed him all his estates in 1953. Wasif Ali was also the founder and president of the Hindu-Muslim Unity Association in
360-456: The false and real doors and by that time he would be caught by the Nawab's guards. The palace has now been transformed into a museum which houses collections from the Nawabs like priceless paintings, furniture, antiques and so on. The famous one is the mirror and the chandelier. In 1985, the palace was handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India for better preservation. A miniature of
384-414: The other side of the river and there are attractions in the neighbouring Berhampore area also (not shown in the map). 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. The palace
408-500: The palace are also made of marble and are worth seeing. Wasif Ali Mirza Khan Sir Sayyid Wasif Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur KCSI KCVO ( Bengali : ওয়াসিফ আলী মির্জা ; 7 January 1875 – 23 October 1959) was the Nawab of Murshidabad during 1906–1959. Sir Wasif Ali Mirza was educated at Sherborne School , Rugby School and later at Trinity College . He succeeded his father Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur at his death on 25 December 1906. On 11 December 1931, Wasif Ali
432-400: The palace that is Hazarduari, in which Hazar means "thousand" and Duari means "the one with doors"; thus, the total sums up to "the one with a thousand doors". The palace earlier known as Bara Kothi has been named so as the palace has in all 1000 doors, of which 100 are false. They were built so that if any thief or robber tried to steal something and escape, he would be confused between
456-527: The year 1937, named Anjuman-e-Musalman-e-Bangla . The Nawab also built the Wasif Manzil , and named it after him. Sir Wasif Ali died at the age of 84 at his Calcutta residence at 85 Park Street in Calcutta on 23 October 1959. He was survived by six sons and six daughters and was succeeded by his eldest son, Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur . Sir Wasif Ali Mirza possessed charming and refined manners. His noble appearance, which beamed with intelligence,
480-403: Was extensively destroyed in the 1897 earthquake on 12 June. The whole of the palace's second storey came down within a few seconds. It was repaired later but without the second storey. Adjacent to the palace was an artificial hill and a landscape garden which now cease to exist. The palace has been designed to look a little like a castle with small corner turrets on the corners. The palace has
504-457: Was forced to surrender the administration of his estates to the Government of India after incurring a debt of ₹ 19 lakhs. On 15 August 1947, the Radcliffe Award allotted the district of Murshidabad to Pakistan and the flag of Pakistan was hoisted at the Hazarduari Palace but within two days the two dominions exchanged Khulna , which is now in Bangladesh , and then the flag of India
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#1732790082421528-582: Was hoisted at the grand palace on 17 August 1947. The Government of India also resumed him all his estates in 1953. Wasif Ali was also the founder and president of the Hindu–Muslim Unity Association in the year 1937, named Anjuman-e-Musalman-e-Bangla , which promoted Hindu–Muslim unity . The Nawab also built the Wasif Manzil . Sir Wasif Ali died at the age of 84 at his Calcutta residence at 85 Park Street in Calcutta on 23 October 1959. He
552-421: Was succeeded by his eldest son, Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur . Sir Wasif Ali Mirza was the eldest son of Hassan Ali Mirza by his first wife, Amir Dulhan Kulsum-un-nisa Begum. He was born on at Hazarduari Palace on 7 January 1875. At the age of 12, Sir Wasif Ali Mirza was sent to England for his education. He was accompanied by his younger brother, Nasir Ali Mirza Bahadur and were under the charge of Mr. Coles,
576-453: Was the reason for why he attracted the attraction of everyone who came in contact with him. It had truly been said of him that he had all the attributes of an eastern prince with the bearing of a western gentleman. his command of English language and literature , together with his knowledge of English manners, customs and etiquette , which he acquired during his lengthy stay in England, was the most admirable things in him. The Nawab used to take
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