Ali Jah
Shuja ul-Mulk (Hero of the country)
Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan | |
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Shuja ul-Mulk (Hero of the country) Mubarak ud-Daulah (Auspicious to the state) Ali Jah (Of Higher Rank) Feroz Jang (Victor in War) | |
Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar | |
Reign | 5 June 1810 – 6 August 1821 |
Coronation | 5 June 1810 |
Predecessor | Baber Ali Khan |
Successor | Ahmad Ali Khan |
Born | c. 1792 Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency |
Died | 6 August 1821(1821-08-06) (aged 28–29) Murshidabad, Bangal Presidency |
Issue | 3 daughters |
Dynasty | Najafi |
Father | Baber Ali Khan |
Mother | Babbu Begum |
Religion | Shia Islam |
Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan (died 6 August 1821), better known as Ali Jah was the Nawab of Bengal and Bihar. He succeeded his father, Baber Ali Khan after his death on 28 April 1810.[1] He was succeeded by his half-brother, Ahmad Ali Khan, after his death.
Life
Early years
Zain-ud-Din, was the eldest son of Baber Ali Khan by his wife, Babbu Begum. His coronation was on 5 June 1810
Death and succession
He died on 6 August 1821, leaving only three daughters but no son. He was succeeded by his half-brother, Ahmad Ali Khan.
Marriage
Principal wives
Name | Marriage Date | Parent(s) / Other(s) | Death | Death Place | Burial Place | Notes |
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Bahu Begum | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | 24 October 1849 | Murshidabad | Jafarganj Cemetery | N.A. |
Amir-un-nisa Dulhan Begum Sahiba | 1816 | Father: Sayyid Akbar Ali Khan Bahadur Mother: Lutf-un-nisa Begum Sahiba Grandfather: Sayyid Mubaraq Ali Khan Bahadur | 21 January 1858 | Murshidabad | (Unknown) | She was a Gaddinashin Begum. |
Mut‘ah wives
Name | Other names | Death | Death Place |
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Azim-un-nisa Khanum | N.A. | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
Feroza Khanum | N.A. | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
Bibi Lutf-un-nisa | Lutfun | Before 22 April 1835 | (Unknown) |
Bibi Rahat-un-nisa | N.A. | 1835 | Murshidabad |
Bibi Turbat-un-nisa | N.A. | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
Bibi Zinat-un-nisa | N.A. | (Unknown) | (unknown) |
Bibi Azim-un-nisa | Azimun | (Unknown) | (unknown) |
Children
- H.H. Nawab Khurshid Mahal Umdat-un-nisa Begum Sahiba, born at Mubarak Mahal, Murshidabad in 1810, the daughter of Azim-un-nisa Khanum. She married Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah, her first cousin and the only son of her uncle, Ahmad Ali Khan and Najib-un-nisa Begum Sahiba on 22 February 1826
- Sahibzadi Husaini Begum daughter of Bibi Lutf-un-nisa
- Sahibzadi Wazir-un-nisa Begum daughter of Bibi Zinat-un-nisa
References
- ^ "The Nawab of Bengal [Zainuddin Ali Khan] accepts the proposal of the Company that he..."
External links
- Site dedicated to Nawab Nazim Ali Jah – Murshidabad.net
Ali Jah Born: (Unknown) Died: 6 August 1821 | ||
Preceded by | Nawab of Bengal 5 June 1810 – 6 August 1821 | Succeeded by |
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- Mir Jafar Ali Khan (1757–1760)
- Mir Qasim (1760–1763)
- Mir Jafar Ali Khan (1763–1765)
- Najmuddin Ali Khan (1765–1766)
- Najabat Ali Khan (1766–1770)
- Ashraf Ali Khan (1770)
- Mubarak Ali Khan (1770–1793)
- Baber Ali Khan (1793–1810)
- Ali Jah (1810–1821)
- Ahmad Ali Khan (1821–1824)
- Mubarak Ali Khan II (1824–1838)
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