![From Isfahan to Surat and Hughli: An Iranian Merchant Dynasty between Mughal and East India Company Rule](/content/images/size/w600/2023/04/Imambara-2.jpeg)
From Isfahan to Surat and Hughli: An Iranian Merchant Dynasty between Mughal and East India Company Rule
While the English and Dutch factories in the town of Chinsura in West Bengal have long disappeared from the urban fabric, another monument to the town's rich economic history continues to dominate the skyline: the Hooghly Imambara. A Twelver Shiʿi congregation hall, the imambara was established by a