Sreepur

Sreepur lies in the river country of western Bengal. At nearby Kadirpara a family of zamindars established an estate whose founder, Munshi Balaram Das, served Raja Sitaram Ray. Sitaram rose against Mughal authority in Jessore during the rule of Murshid Quli Khan and was defeated by imperial forces. The residences of landholding families recall the local power and obligations that endured around these estates.