Bengal Nawabs (in Mughal Period) - General Knowledge of Modern India
Murshid Quli Khan was appointed Diwan of Bengal by Aurangzeb. Governor Murshid Quli Khan (1717 to 1727 AD) shifted the capital of Bengal from Dhaka to Murshidabad. He tried to protect the interests of his state by stopping the collection of revenue by the British East India Company. His son-in-law Shujauddin Khan succeeded him, who annexed the province of Bihar to the state of Bengal.
Murshid Quli Khan and his successor Nawabs administered Bengal, Bihar and Orissa as independent rulers, yet they continued to send revenue to the Mughal ruler.
Following are the details of the Nawabs of Bengal-
01. Murshid Quli Khan was appointed Diwan of Bengal by Aurangzeb. He tried to protect the interests of his state by stopping the collection of revenue by the British East India Company.
02. Shujauddin Khan, who was the son-in-law of Murshid Quli Khan, succeeded him and he annexed the province of Bihar to the state of Bengal.
03. Sarfaraz Khan, who was Shuja's son, assumed the title of Alam-ud-daula Haider Jung.
04. Ali Bardi Khan received the decree by paying two crore rupees to the Mughal ruler and provided a legal basis to his rule. He declared his youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah as his successor.
05. Siraj-ud-Daulah prevented the British from fortifying his factories in Calcutta, but as a result of the British disobeying his order, the Battle of Plassey was fought between the British and Siraj-ud-Daulah.
06. Mir Qasim handed over the zamindari of Burdwan, Midnapore and Chittagong to the British. He implemented many revenue and military reforms to strengthen his position.
07. Mir Jafar gave the right to free trade in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and the zamindari of twenty-four parganas to the British. After the start of the war with Mir Qasim, in 1763 AD, he was put on the throne again by the British.
08. Najm-ud-daula was the son of Mir Jafar and was a mere puppet in the hands of the British during the dual reign.
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