Nawabs of Bengal were Mughal descendants.
Really? Which one?
Emergence of the Nawab of Bengal
Early nineteenth century view of
Murshidabad, with the
Katra Mosque in the backdrops.
Murshid Quli Khan arrived as the governor of Bengal in 1717 AD. Before his arrival there were four
Diwans. And, after his arrival,
Azim-ush-Shan held the
Nazim's office. Azim got into conflict with Murshid Quli Khan over imperial financial control. Considering the complaint of Khan, emperor
Aurangzeb ordered Azim to move to Bihar.
[29] Upon his departure the two posts united in one and Murshid Quli Khan became the first
Nazim cum
Diwan of Bengal. Murshid Khan was appointed the "
Nawab Nazim of Bengal" and he emerged as the ruler of Bengal under the Mughals.
[2][30] Murshidabad remained the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal until their rule.
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From 1717 until 1880, three successive Islamic dynasties – Nasiri, Afshar and Najafi – ruled what was then known as Bengal.
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The first dynasty, the Nasiri, ruled from 1717 until 1740.
The founder of the Nasiri, Murshid Quli Khan, was born a poor Deccani OriyaBrahmin before being sold into slavery and bought by one Haji Shafi Isfahani, a Persian merchant from Isfahan who converted him to Islam. He entered the service of
Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and rose through the ranks before becoming the Nawab Nazim of Bengal in 1717, a post he held until his death in 1727. He in turn was succeeded by his son-in law,
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan.
[34] After Shuja-ud-Din's death in 1739 he was succeeded by his son,
Sarfaraz Khan, who hold the rank, until he was killed in the
Battle of Giria in 1741, and was succeeded by
Alivardi Khan, former ruler of
Patna, of the Afshar Dynasty in 1740.
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