Nadia Raj was a dynasty of Zamindars and the rulers of territories that are now part of the Nadia district region of West Bengal, India. Their seat was at the city of Krishnanagar, Nadia. The estate of Nadia Raj was estimated to cover an area of .
The rulers of Nadia Raj established many Sanskrit schools in Nadia, since they were the patron of Sanskrit literature and music. They were also patrons of Sanskrit culture in Bengal.
History The Nadia Raj family claims descent from Bhatta Narayana, who was a Kanyakubja Brahmin of the Sandilya Gotra. He was summoned from Kanyakubja (Kannauj) by Raja Adisura of Bengal, for the conduct of ceremonies of purification.
As per their traditional accounts, the Nadia Raj family is one of the oldest Hindu families in Bengal, spanning more than 35 generations from the founder. Since the establishment of British rule in Bengal each of the Rajas of Nadia were created a Maharaja Bahadur in succession. According to "Kshitishvamsavalicharitam" written by Dewan of Nadia Raj Kartikeya Chandra Roy, Rajas of Nadia were "Shakta" by faith.
List of rulers +Sl. No.Name of the kingReignReign (year)1Bhavananda Majumdar1606–1628222Gopal Roy 1628–163243Raghav Roy1632–1683514Rudra Roy1683–1694115Ramakrishna Roy169416Ramjivan Roy1694–1715217Raghuram Roy1715–1728138Krishnachandra Roy1728–1782549Shivachandra Roy1782–1788610Ishwarchandra Roy1788–18021411Girijachandra Roy1802–18424012Srishchandra Roy1842–18561413Satishchandra Roy1856–187014Anamika Banerjee
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