Murshid Quli Khan family
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The Murshid Quli Khan family was a prominent noble lineage in eastern India that produced influential governors and rulers, notably in Bengal, under the Najafi dynasty and related regional powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murshid Quli Khan family canonical | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocratic lineage
ⓘ
noble family ⓘ political dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Najafi dynasty ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| governedUnder |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| historicalContext |
decline of Mughal central authority
ⓘ
rise of regional powers in early modern India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
land revenue administration in Bengal
ⓘ
patronage of Persianate court culture ⓘ regional autonomy under nominal Mughal suzerainty ⓘ |
| languageOfEliteCulture | Persian ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Murshid Quli Khan
ⓘ
Sarfaraz Khan ⓘ Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan ⓘ |
| politicalCenter |
Bengal Subah
ⓘ
Murshidabad ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
Nawab of Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Nawabs of Bengal
governors of Bengal ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | hereditary ruling house in Bengal ⓘ |
| region |
Bengal
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bengal Nawab dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Nawab of Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Nawab Nazim of Bengal
Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
surface form:
Subahdar of Bengal
|
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