Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century?

1. The question asks to identify an important historical novel written in the latter half of the nineteenth century. 2. Rast Goftar was a Parsi newspaper started by Dadabhai Naoroji. 3. Durgesh Nandini (1865) was the first Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. It is considered a landmark historical novel/romance set in the Mughal-Pathan conflict era. 4. Maharatha (or Maratha) was an English newspaper started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. 5. Nibandhamala was a collection of influential essays in Marathi by Vishnushastri Chiplunkar. 6. Therefore, Durgesh Nandini fits the description of an important historical novel from the specified period.