Khoshbagh Cemetery

Khoshbagh Cemetery is a historic walled garden-cemetery located in Khoshbagh on the western bank of the Bhagirathi River opposite Murshidabad, West Bengal. Enclosed by a high boundary wall, it contains the tombs of the Nawabs of Bengal including Nawab Alivardi Khan and Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah. Built in the 18th century, it is noted for its Mughal-style tombs, landscaped garden setting and significance in Bengal's history.

Visitors can expect a large walled enclosure with a garden layout containing numerous tombs and graves of the Nawabs of Bengal and their family members. The central area features the tombs of Nawab Alivardi Khan and Siraj-ud-Daulah within an open courtyard surrounded by arched walls. The site is quiet and park-like with lawns, pathways, old brick walls and simple Mughal-influenced architecture on the riverbank opposite Murshidabad town.

Khoshbagh, meaning Garden of Happiness, was built as a garden and burial ground by Nawab Alivardi Khan in the mid-18th century. It serves as the family cemetery of the Afshar dynasty of Bengal Nawabs. It contains the graves of Alivardi Khan (d. 1756), Siraj-ud-Daulah (d. 1757), and other members of the Nawab family. The site reflects 18th-century Mughal funerary architecture and the history of Murshidabad as the capital of Bengal.

The cemetery is an important Islamic funerary site and heritage landmark for Murshidabad, representing the funerary traditions and garden-tomb concept of the period. It is maintained as a historic and cultural attraction illustrating the legacy of the Nawabs of Bengal.