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t. e. Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah (1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj-ud-Daulah[a] or Siraj ud-Daula, [6] was the last independent Nawab of Bengal. The end of his reign marked the start of the rule of the East India Company over Bengal and later almost all of the Indian subcontinent.
The Nawab of Bengal[1][2][3][4] (Bengali: বাংলার নবাব, bāṅglār nôbāb) was the hereditary ruler of Bengal Subah in Mughal India. In the early 18th-century, the Nawab of Bengal was the de facto independent ruler of the three regions of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa which constitute the modern-day sovereign country of ...
The nawabs were based in Murshidabad which was centrally located within Bengal. The nawabs continued to issue coins in the name of the Mughal Emperor. But for all practical purposes, the nawabs governed as independent monarchs. [citation needed] Under the early nawabs, Bengal became the financial backbone of the Mughal court, contributing more ...
Bangladesh portal. v. t. e. Murshid Quli Khan (c. 1660 – 30 June 1727), also known as Mohammad Hadi and born as Surya Narayan Mishra, was the first Nawab of Bengal, serving from 1717 to 1727. Born a Hindu in the Deccan Plateau c. 1670, Murshid Quli Khan was bought by Mughal noble Haji Shafi. After Shafi's death, he worked under the Divan of ...
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company, under the leadership of Robert Clive, over the Nawab of Bengal and his French [1] allies on 23 June 1757. Robert Clive was paid £1 million (equivalent to £33 million in 2023) by the Jagat Seth family – a rich Indian family business group – to defeat Siraj-ud ...
Siege of Calcutta. Bengali victory. The siege of Calcutta was a battle between the Bengal Subah and the British East India Company on 20 June 1756. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, aimed to seize Calcutta to punish the company for the unauthorised construction of fortifications at Fort William. Siraj ud-Daulah caught the Company unprepared ...
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan was the second Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. He married Zainab un-nisa Begum and Azmat un-nisa Begum, the daughters of Murshid Quli Khan by Nasiri Banu Begum. Shuja-ud-Din's third wife was Durdana Begum Sahiba. After the death of his father-in-law on 30 June 1727, he ascended to the Masnad (throne) of the Nawab.
Names. Jalal-ud-din Haider Abul Mansur Khan Shuja-ud-Daula. House. Nishapuri Branch of the Kara Koyunlu. Father. Safdar Jang. Mother. Nawab Begum Sadar Jahan Ara Begum Saheba. Shuja-ud-Daula (b. 19 January 1732 – d. 26 January 1775) was the third Nawab of Oudh [1] and the Vizier of Delhi from 5 October 1754 to 26 January 1775.