Raja Ramnarain

S. H. Askari

Raja Ramnarain

Vol. 15 · No. 1March - 1939pp. 13–37English

Summary

Continuing from an earlier volume, this article narrates the tumultuous events in Bengal after the death of Nawab Aliwardi Khan and the short, ill‑fated reign of his grandson Siraj‑ud‑Daulah. It focuses on Raja Ram Narain, the governor of Bihar, and his efforts to steer his province through political intrigue and warfare. As British, French, Maratha and local factions vied for power, Ram Narain faced accusations from all sides—of plotting against the Nawab, conspiring with the British, and harbouring personal ambitions. The author reconstructs his correspondence with Clive and other British officials, his military campaigns against Maratha raiders and his attempts to maintain order in Patna. Detailed accounts of the siege of Patna and the Battle of Plassey demonstrate how the British manipulated local rivalries to overthrow the Nawab. Rather than portraying Ram Narain as a traitor, the article presents him as a capable administrator caught between loyalty to his sovereign and the need to survive in a rapidly changing political landscape. His eventual defeat and disgrace illustrate the tragic consequences of colonial interference in regional politics.

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Conclusion

The article concludes that Raja Ram Narain was a victim of circumstances rather than an architect of treachery; his fall underscores the complexity of mid‑18th‑century Bengali politics and the decisive impact of British intervention on the decline of the Nawab’s regime.

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Vol. 15 · No. 1

1–12Religious Toleration under the Imperial GuptasRamashankar Tripathi 13–37Raja RamnarainS. H. AskariCurrent article 38–46Inscriptional Evidences Relating to the Development of Classical SanskritDineshchandra Sircar 47–54Malik Sultan Shah LodiA. Halim 55–64Hyder Ali’s Relations with the British GovernmentNarendra Krishna Sinha 65–74Foreign Denominations of Ancient Indian CoinsSurendra Kishore Chakraborty 75–89Crime and Punishment in Jaina LiteratureKalipada Mitra 90–100Doctrines of the Sammitiya School of BuddhismNalinaksha Dutt 101–121The Initiation of WomenJitendra Bimal Chaudhuri 122–124Political Condition of Bengal during Hiuen Tsang’s VisitDhirendra Chandra Ganguly 125–128A Persian Translation of VidyasundaraA. B. M. Habibullah 129–130A Note on the KhatvangaHarihara V. Trivedi 131–136A Tantric Family of the Deccan settled at BenaresChintaharan Chakravarti 137–142Non-Aryan Elements in the Place-names of BengalKrishnapada Goswami 143–146‘Vachasi’ in Rock Edict VI of AsokaVasudeva S. Agrawala 147–166ReviewsMano Mohan Ghosh, Chintaharan Chakravarti, A. B. M. Habibullah, Arthur Berriedale Keith, Amar Nath Roy 167–174Select Contents of Oriental Journals

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