Jangipur

Jangipur stands on the Bhagirathi in the river country of Bengal. Its name is understood as a shortened form of Jahangirpur, and local tradition attributes its foundation to the Mughal emperor Jahangir. The river connects the town with the wider waterways of Murshidabad, where settlements grew along channels carrying people and goods through the fertile plains. An imperial camp is also associated with Jangipur in accounts of the Mughal period.