In 1689, Raja Krishnaram Roy, of the Bardhaman Raj family, obtained a "farman" (royal decree) from Aurangzeb by which he was made the "zamindar" (landlord) of Bardhaman, and since then the Raj family's history became identical with that of the district. During the reign of Krishnaram Rai, Subha Singh, "zamindar" of Chitua and Barda, then part of Bardhaman, raised the standard of revolt in 1696. He was killed by Rajkumari Satyabati, when he tried to outrage her. Kirti Chandra Rai added the "parganas" of Chitua, Bhurshut, Barda and Manoharshahsi to his territories. He also seized the estates of the Raja of Belghara and attacked and defeated the powerful Raja of Bishnupur. Chitra Sen Ray was conferred the title of "Raja" by the Mughal emperor in 1740. He was succeeded by Tilakchand Ray, who was also conferred the title of "Raja" by the Mughal emperor. It was during his rule that East India Company acquired Bardhaman and other areas of Bengal.