Ashraf Ali Khan
| Ashraf Ali Khan | |||||
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Tomb of Ashraf Ali Khan at Jafarganj Cemetery. | |||||
| Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar | |||||
| Reign | 10 March 1770 – 24 March 1770 | ||||
| Coronation | 21 March 1770 | ||||
| Predecessor | Najabat Ali Khan | ||||
| Successor | Mubarak Ali Khan | ||||
| Born | c. 1759 Murshidabad, Bengal Subah | ||||
| Died | 24 March 1770 Namak Haram Deorhi, Bengal Presidency | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Consort | Sakina Begum | ||||
| Issue | Sharif ud-din 'Ali Khan (one son and three daughters) | ||||
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| Dynasty | Najafi | ||||
| Father | Mir Jafar | ||||
| Mother | Rahat un-Nisa Begum | ||||
| Religion | Shia Islam[1][2] | ||||
Sayyid Ashraf 'Ali Khan Bahadur (Bengali: আশরাফ আলী খান; before 1759 – 24 March 1770), was Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar. He was the fourth son of Mir Jafar.
Life
He was adopted by his aunt, Nafisat un-Nisa Begum Sahiba (Manjhli Begum). On 11 March 1770, he was proclaimed as Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar on the death of his elder brother Najabat Ali Khan. He was formally installed on the Khahar Balish, at Murshidabad Fort, 21 March 1770.
But shortly he died of smallpox, at Murshidabad Fort, 24 March 1770.
See also
- History of Bangladesh
- History of Bengal
- History of India
- List of rulers of Bengal
- Nawabs of Bengal
- Shia Islam in the Indian subcontinent
References
- ^ Sarkar, Jadunath (2004) [1948]. The History of Bengal. Vol. II. Dhaka: University of Dhaka. p. 224. ISBN 978-81-7646-239-6.
The climax of the movement was reached after Murshid Quli Khan had established in Bengal what was practically a Shia dynasty, ever ready to welcome and honour the wandering talent and piety of the centre of that creed.
- ^ Rieck, Andreas (2016). The Shias of Pakistan: An Assertive and Beleaguered Minority. Oxford University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-19-061320-4.
From 1701 until the British conquest of 1757, Bengal was ruled by Shia governors appointed by the Mughals but de facto almost independent. Since that time huge imâmbârgâhs were built and estates designated as auqâf for the promotion of 'azâdârî by Iranian merchants and their descendants in Bengal towns like Murshidabad and Hoogly, which also attracted many Shia 'ulamâ' from both India and Iran.