Rani Bhabani

The Rajshahi Raj or Natore estate was the largest zamindari which occupied a vast position of Bengal.

A woman as a zamindar was extremely rare in those days, but Rani Bhabani managed the vast Rajshahi zamindari so efficiently and effectively for over four decades,[3] that the annual income from land exceeded 15 million rupees of which 7 million rupees was paid to the state and the rest was utilised for building public utilities and supporting the needy.

Her fears came true, and soon the Nawab sent a messenger demanding her daughter Tara to satisfy his lust [citation needed].

[2] Rani Bhabani became a household name among the common people due to her philanthropy and general generosity, combined with an austere personal life.

[2] In Baranagar, Murshidabad, from 1753 to 1760, she commissioned the building of 108 terracotta Shiva temples, with the aim of turning the place into a second Varanasi.

[8] During the era of Rani Bhabani, she made some great contributions for the development and renovation of Bhabanipur temple.