Raja Sitaram Ray ( Bengali : রাজা সীতারাম রায় ) (1658–1714) was an autonomous king, a vassal to the Mughal Empire , who revolted against the Empire and established a short lived sovereign Hindu dominion in Bengal . Raja Sita Ram Ray Palace Raja Sita Ram Ray Palace Contents 1 Early life 1.1 Ancestry 1.2 Childhood 1.3 Early adulthood 2 Career 2.1 Reign as jagirdar 2.2 Reign as monarch 2.3 Conflict with the Mughals 3 Welfare 3.1 Water reservoirs 3.2 Temples 4 Marriages and children 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links Early life Ancestry Sitaram came from the Kashyap Das clan , one of the nine clans that constitute the Uttar Rarhi Kayasthas . The clan was settled in the Fatehsingh region of Murshidabad . Ramdas Khan Gajdani, who became famous in the early 15th century by donating a golden elephant at his mother's sraddha , belonged to this family. His son, Anantaram Das, was an official in ...
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