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Maharaja Nandakumar (also known as Nuncomar) (1705 – died 5 August 1775) was an Indian tax collector for various regions in what is modern-day West Bengal. Nanda Kumar was born at Bhadrapur, which is now in Birbhum. He was the first Indian to be executed by hanging.
The title Maharaja was conferred on Nand Kumar by Shah Alam II in 1764. He learnt Vaishnavism[2] from Radhamohana Thakura. In the early 1775, He brought several charges of bribery and corruption against Governor-General Warren Hastings. This case revolves around Raja Nand Kumar[3].
Maharaja Nandakumar, the political acumen and great martyr of 18th Century Bengal, was the Faujdar of Hooghly and Zamindar (Land-owner) of Basudevpur Mouza, now known as Nandakumar in the district of Purba Medinipur which he got as a gift for his help as a revenue officer to Maharani of Tamluk during her troubled times.
Maharaja Nandakumar was man of cultural and commercial genius in late medieval Bengal, served as diwan under British East India Company, following the removal of Warren Hastings from his post, soon after the Battle of Plassey in 1757 and Battle of Bauxar in 1764. Life of Maharaja Nandakumar.
Maharaja Nandakumar (also known as Nuncomar) (1705 – died 5 August 1775) was an Indian tax collector for various regions in what is modern-day West Bengal. Nanda Kumar was born at Bhadrapur, which is now in Birbhum. He was the first Indian to be executed by hanging.
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Sep 25, 2021 · Raja Nand Kumar, also known as Maharajah Nuncomar, was a Hindu Brahmin of the highest rank. He was given the title ‘Maharaja’ by Shah Alam II in the year 1764. He was a big zamindar. He worked for the Nawab of Bengal in a variety of capacities, mostly as a revenue collector.
