Sarfaraz Khan

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Nawab historical figure

Sarfaraz Khan was an 18th-century Nawab of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in the Mughal era, known for his brief and turbulent rule that ended with his defeat by Alivardi Khan.

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Label Occurrences
Sarfaraz Khan canonical 5

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nawab ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
allegiance Mughal emperor ⓘ
associatedWith Bengal Nawab dynasty ⓘ
capital Murshidabad ⓘ
century 18th century ⓘ
conflictType succession struggle ⓘ
conflictWith Alivardi Khan ⓘ
country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form: Mughal Empire
deathCause killed in battle ⓘ
deathPlace near Murshidabad ⓘ
era Mughal era ⓘ
ethnicBackground Turko-Persian nobility ⓘ
father Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan ⓘ
governmentForm hereditary nawabship ⓘ
historicalRegion eastern India ⓘ
surface form: Eastern India
knownFor being overthrown by Alivardi Khan ⓘ
last member of his line to rule Bengal ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Argaum ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Giria

defeat by Alivardi Khan ⓘ
positionHeld Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Nawab of Bihar ⓘ
Nawab of Orissa ⓘ
powerBase Sadr Adalat ⓘ
surface form: Murshidabad court
predecessor Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan ⓘ
regionRuled Bengal Subah ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ
Orissa ⓘ
reignBegan 1739 ⓘ
reignEnded 1740 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
ruleCharacterization brief ⓘ
turbulent ⓘ
successor Alivardi Khan ⓘ
title Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
surface form: Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa

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Alivardi Khan → predecessor → Sarfaraz Khan ⓘ
Murshid Quli Khan family → notableMember → Sarfaraz Khan ⓘ
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan → successor → Sarfaraz Khan ⓘ
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan → child → Sarfaraz Khan ⓘ
Mirza Muhammad Ali → predecessor → Sarfaraz Khan ⓘ
subject surface form: Alivardi Khan