Raja Sitaram's palace

Raja Sitaram Roy is the Kayastha of North Radhiya, he is the son of Chitra Gupta. Kasyapadasa is a descendant of Visvavanu. Batsingh Saukalin Ghosh, Bishwamitra, Maudgalya Das and Kasyapa Devdatta came to Bengal during the first tune in the northern Kayastha, these five houses are known as the main seeds. When Raja Mansingh established his capital at Raj Mahal in the late sixteenth century, Sriram Das probably received the title of "Khas Biswas" from him. He was a loyal staff member in the accounting department at Subadar's Khas Seresta. His son Harishchandra started working in the royal government with his father at an early age and moved to Dhaka (1609 AD) after the capital was shifted. He excelled there and received the title "Roy Banya". His son Uday Narayan came to Bhushan as a sajwal or tehsildar under the faujdar of Bhushan. This is Sitaram's father. Mohammadpur upazila is located in Magura district on the banks of Madhumati river, 10 miles east of Magura district town. This Mohammadpur upazila was the capital and residence of Raja Sitaram in the urban area. It is a place of pride in greater Jessore. However, this place can also be reached from Boalmari upazila town under Faridpur district. This place is 7/8 miles west of Boalmari market. Only educated Bengalis are familiar with the literary emperor Bangim Chandra's novel "Sitaram". This Mohammadpur was the capital of Raja Sitaram Roy. Sitaram's abode was in Birbhum district. His father Uday Narayan first served in the Nawab's government at Rajmahal and later became a tehsildar in Bhusana Pargana. His wife's name was Dayamayi. Sitaram was born in 1857 AD. Udayan Narayan gradually bought a small taluk and lived in Harihar Nagar on the other side of the Madhumati river. Sitaram's mother was a merciful Tejaswini woman. It is said that at a young age, he defeated a group of robbers with the help of a sword. A place called "Dayamayi" Tala is still seen in Mohammadpur; Barwari festival was held at this place during the time of Sitaram. There are various stories about the rise of Sitaram. Some say that at the end of the seventeenth century, the then landlord kings of Bengal did not pay their taxes in time and sent King Sitaram of Delhi with an army to collect the rest of their taxes. Sitaram came and defeated and deposed them in battle and took possession of their kingdom himself and later he fell as a result of a dispute with the king. In the sect, Sitaram was the ruler of a taluk called Harihar Nagar, east of Madhumati in Bhusana Pargana.

He also had some landed property in a village called Shyamnagar near present day Mohammadpur. Proverb, Mohammadpur is named after a local fakir named Mohammad Shah. Under the influence of Sitaram, the entire Bhusana came under his control and the bandit chief was defeated in battle with him and joined his army with his troops. Sitaram started collecting revenue like an independent king. Soon he came into conflict with Mir Abu Torap, the faujdar of Bhushan. Abu Torap was killed by Sitaram's general Menahati. The real name of Menahati is Ramroop (Mritmoy in the sect) Ghosh. He was a Kayastha of South Radhi. Menahati means little female elephant, she seemed to be a small elephant. Upon hearing the news of Abu Torap's death, Nawab Murshid Quli Khan sent many troops under the leadership of Box Ali Khan and Dayaram Roy of Dighapati to subdue Menahati and Sitaram. Rumor has it that Mahavira Menahati was entitled to the immortal armor; His body was not pierced by any weapon. One day, as he was passing by Dol Mancha, on the advice of one of Sitaram's treacherous employees, the enemy suddenly attacked him and took him prisoner. After suffering severe torture at their hands for seven days, Mahabir Menahati could no longer bear it, abandoned his immortal armor and accepted death. He died in 1418 AD. It is said that his head was cut off from his body and sent to Murshidabad. Nawab Murshid Quli was surprised to see that the human head could be so big and said, ‘That such a great man should not have been killed in any way, Nawab returned the head to Mohammadpur with respect. In the meantime, the headless body of the commander was buried as usual, and the head was also buried there, and Sitaram built a high tombstone. After Menahati's death, Sitaram fell. Defeated in battle and taken prisoner, he was sent to Murshidabad. Dayaram Roy accompanied Sitaram to Murshidabad. On the way to Dighapatiya, he was imprisoned in the royal palace of Natore. He was sentenced to death after being imprisoned in Murshidabad for several months. Some say he committed suicide by drinking poison. His shraddha was performed on the banks of the Ganges at Murshidabad. Many of Sitaram's works still exist at Muhammadpur. Among them are the ruins of ancient forts, Dighi named Ram Sagar, Sukh Sagar and Krishnasagar, the ruins of Dol Mancha and Raj Bhavan, Singhadaroja, Malkhana, Toshakhana, Dashbhuja Mandir, Ashtakon Mandir of Lakshmi Narayan, Krishnaji Mandir etc. In the past, the stream of Madhumati used to flow through the ditches around this fort. Sitaram's two main large cannons were named Kale Khan and Jhum Jhum Khan. Ramsagar Lake is about 1500 feet long and 600 feet wide. Its water is still almost purely usable. The Krishnasagar Dighi is located in the village of Kanai Nagar, southeast of the Mohammadpur fort. After the fall of Sitaram, the kingdom of Bhusana became the property of the Natore dynasty. At present the river has moved about two miles away. Mohammadpur was completely devastated by a severe epidemic in 1838 AD. And since then it has gradually become an insignificant pandagram. Like Khan Jahan Ali of Bager Hat, Sitaram also had a group of Beldar soldiers. It is said that they numbered 2,200 and that their job was to alleviate the suffering of the people by digging water bodies at times other than during the war. It is said that Sitaram used to bathe in the water of the newly formed reservoir every day and for this purpose water was brought to the capital from different parts of the state every day. In this way he has established many puskarinis. There were many Muslims in Sitaram's army. It is said that he used to call the Muslim generals as brothers and was constantly striving for the reconciliation of Hindus and Muslims. Evidence of this can be found in the songs and poems of rural poets even today.

Travel:

28 km from Magura Sadar. Raja Sitaram Roy's house is located at a place called Rajabari in Mohammadpur upazila. Rajbari is located on a paved road half a kilometer north of Mohammadpur bus stand. You can travel by rickshaw, van or on foot.