Haji Hassan Khan
Haji Hassan Khan | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1771 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Mughal Empire |
| Branch | Nawab of Masulipatam |
| Rank | Mansabdar, Faujdar, Subedar, Nawab |
| Conflicts | Carnatic Wars |
Haji Hassan Khan was a Nawab of Masulipatam. He was the second son of Nawab Muhammad Taqi Khan Bahadur, who was also a Nawab of Masulipatam.
Official name
His official name was Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Hasan Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Masulipatam.
Life
He entered the Nizam's service and was appointed to a large mansab. A firman from him authorized the French representative Fouquet, then chief of the company at Machilipatnam, to set up a loge[a] at Yanaon in 1731.
He became faujdar of the Northern Circars between 1758 and 1765. He surrendered the government to the East India Company in return for a substantial pension and jagirs.
Death
He died at Masulipatam in 1771.
Titles held
See also
Notes
- ^ trade zone where the French enjoyed legal and fiscal privileges