Location of modern Bengal (Bangladesh and West Bengal. Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. )

The Nawabs of Bengal were the hereditary nazims or subadars (provincial governors) of the subah (province) of Bengal during the Mughal rule and the de-facto rulers of the province. Subahdar was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province during the Mughal era of India who was alternately designated as Sahib-i-Subah A Subah is a Province of the former Mughal Empire. The governor of a subah was known as a subahdar, which later became Subedar Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang The Mughal Empire ( Persian and self-designation گورکانی; مغلیہ سلطنت) was an Islamic imperial power which ruled most

History

From 1717 until 1880, three successive Islamic dynasties-the Nasiri, Afshar and Najafi-ruled Bengal:

The first dynasty, the Nasiri, ruled from 1717 until 1740. The founder of the Nasiri, Murshid Quli Jafar Khan, was born a poor Deccani Brahmin before being sold into slavery and bought by one Haji Shafi Isfahani, a Persian merchant from Isfahan who converted him to Islam. Murshid Quli Khan was grandson of famous maratha general Mohammed Quli Khan (formerly Netaji Palkar from his Iranian wife Nusrat Banu daughter of Mughal Vazir Asad Khan,Murshid Quli Khan Brahmin ( Brāhmaṇa, sa ब्राह्मणः is the class of educators scholars and preachers in Brahminical Hinduism. Esfahān or Isfahan (historically also rendered as Ispahan or Hispahan, Old Persian: Aspadana, Middle Persian: Spahān He entered the service of the Emperor Aurangzeb and rose through the ranks before becoming Nazim of Bengal in 1717, a post he held until his death in 1727. Aurangzeb ( (full title Al-Sultan al-Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram Abul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir I Padshah Ghazi) ( November 4, A nazim ( Urdu: ناظم, from the word for "organizer" or "convenor" (similar to Mayor) is the coordinator of cities and towns in Pakistan Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He in turn was succeeded by his grandson and son-in law until his grandson was killed in battle and succeeded by Alivardi Khan of the Afshar Dynasty in 1740. Birth Ali Vardi was born on 10 May 1671. He was named Mirza Muhammad Ali the son of Shah Quli Khan Mirza Muhammad Madani and the daughter of Nawab Aqil

The second dynasty, the Afshar, ruled from 1740 to 1757. They were succeeded by the third and final dynasty to rule Bengal, the Najafi, after Siraj Ud Daula, the last of the Afshar rulers was killed at the Battle of Plassey in 1757.

The Najafi Dynasty of Bengal were sayyid and were descended from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through Imam Hassan ibn Ali, ruling from 1757 until 1880. For the Lost character please see Sayid Jarrah Sayyid ( ar سيد) (plural Saadah is an Honorific title Muslims regard as Prophets of Islam ( Arabic: نبي) those non-divine humans chosen by Allah as Prophets IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics An imam (إمام plural ائمة A'immah, امام is an Islamic leader often the leader of a Mosque and/or community Hasan ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib ( ar الحسن بن علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب)‎ (Fifteenth of Ramadhān, 3 AH – Seventh or Twenty-eighth of Safar

Under the Mughal rule

Bengal subah was one of the wealthiest parts of the Mughal empire. Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang As the Mughal empire began to decline, the Nawabs grew in power, although nominally sub-ordinate to the Mughal emperor. They yielded great power in their own right and ruled the subah as independent rulers for all practical purposes.

Under the British Rule

After the Nawab Siraj Ud Daulah (the last independent ruler of Bengal) was defeated by the British forces of Sir Robert Clive at Palashi in 1757, the Nawabs became puppet rulers dependent on the British. Mîrzâ Mohammad Sirâjud Dawla, more popularly known as Siraj ud-Daulah (1733 &ndash July 2, 1757) was the last independent Nawab of Clive of India redirects here For the film see Clive of India (film. The Battle of Plassey (পলাশীর যুদ্ধ Pôlashir Juddho) was a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal The Nawab who replaced Siraj-ud-daula was Mir Jafar. Sayyid Mir Muhammed Jafar Ali Khan, formal title Shuja ul-Mulk Hashim ud-Daula Nawab Ja'afar 'Ali Khan Bahadur Mahabat Jang commonly known as Mir Jafar He was personally led to the throne by Robert Clive after triumph of the British in battle. After the grant of the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II to the British East India Company in 1765, the Nawabs were deprived of any real power and finally in 1793, when the nizamat (governorship) was also taken away from them, they remained as the mere pensioners of the British East India Company. Shah Alam II (1728&ndash1806 also known as Ali Gauhar was a Mughal emperor of India. In 1880, Mansur Ali Khan, the last Nawab of Bengal was forced to relinquish his title. Nawab Sayyid Mansur Ali Khan ( 29 October 1830 - 4 November 1884) was Nawab of Bengal until his abdication His son, Nawab Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur, who succeeded him, was given the lesser title of Nawab of Murshidabad by the British. Nawab Sir Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan, GCIE ( 25 August 1846 - 25 December 1906) was the first The Nawabs of Bengal were the hereditary nazim s or Subadars (provincial governors of the Subah (province of Bengal during Hassan's descendants continued the title until 1969 when the last Nawab of the dynasty died; since then the title has been in dispute.

The Nawabs of Bengal (1717-1880)

Murshidabad, the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal in the early 19th century

Nasiri (1717-1740)

• Murshid Quli Jafar Khan (1717-1727)
• Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan (1727-1739)
• Sarfaraz Khan (1739-1740)

Afshar (1740-1757)

• Alivardi Khan (1740-1756)
• Siraj-ud-Daula (1756-1757)

Najafi (1757-1880)

• Mir Jafar Ali Khan (1757-1760)
• Mir Qasim (1760-1763)
• Mir Jafar Ali Khan (1763-1765)
• Najimuddin Ali Khan (1765-1766)
• Najabut Ali Khan (1766-1770)
• Ashraf Ali Khan (1770-1770)
• Mubaraq Ali Khan (1770-1793)
• Baber Ali Khan (1793-1810)
• Zainul Abedin Ali Khan (1810-1821)
• Ahmad Ali Khan (1821-1824)
• Mubarak Ali Khan II (1824-1838)
• Mansur Ali Khan (1838-1880 abdicated)

Nawabs of Murshidabad (Najafi) 1880-1969

• Nawab Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur (1880-1906)
• Nawab Sayyid Wasif Ali Mirza Khan (1906-1959)
• Nawab Sayyid Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur (1959-1969)

External links

• BENGAL, BIHAR and ORISSA (Kingdom)
• MURSHIDABAD - The Najafi Dynasty