Multiple choice

To which place did Murshid Kuli Khan transfer his capital from Dacca?

  1. Kasimbazar

  2. Monghyr

  3. Mushidabad

  4. Gaur

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Murshid Quli Khan transferred his capital from Dhaka (Dacca) to Murshidabad in 1704 to strengthen administrative control and be closer the geographic center of Bengal. Kasimbazar and Monghyr were important commercial centers but not capital cities, while Gaur was an earlier medieval capital that had been abandoned.