[1] By the beginning of the 17th century, Saptagram had lost its importance and Hooghly emerged as the new centre of trade and commerce.
The Portuguese traders based in Hooghly had become so much influential that they began to interfere in the external trade of Bhurishrestha.
They enrolled in the armed forces and by their dedication and hard work, rose to high ranks.
He entrusted the daily worship of Rudreshwar (Shiva) with a pandit named Nigamananda Chakravarti, who was selected by the royal priest.
Apart from this he granted numerous brahmottar estates to the Brahmins in the present districts of Howrah, Hooghly and Burdwan.
[4] The village of Pratapnarayanpur in present Howrah district bears the legacy of his peaceful and prosperous rule.