Jagat Seth family

House of Jagat Seth
Family
Panoramic view of the mansion of Jagat Seth in Murshidabad, West Bengal
Country
Current regionBengal
Etymology'Merchant/Banker of the world' (Persian)
Place of originNagaur
Founded1652 (1652)
FounderHiranand Shah
Historic seatMurshidabad
Members
  • Hiranand Shah
  • Manik Chand
  • Fateh Chand
  • Mehtab Chand
  • Maharaj Swaroop Chand
TraditionsJainism
EstateHouse of Jagat Seth
Dissolution1912 (1912)

Jagat Seth was a wealthy merchant, banker and money lender family from Murshidabad in Bengal during the time of the Nawabs of Bengal.

Though not at the same scale, but the influence exercised by this family in the finances of the Mughal Empire during the 17th and 18th century would be akin to that exercised by the Rothschild family in Europe.

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