Nawab of Bengal

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South Asian noble title hereditary monarchy subnational monarchy

The Nawab of Bengal was the hereditary ruler of the Bengal Subah under the Mughal Empire and later a semi-independent monarch who controlled one of the wealthiest and most strategically important regions in early modern South Asia.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Nawab of Bengal canonical 37
Nawabs of Bengal 8
Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa 7

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf South Asian noble title ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ
subnational monarchy ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Bengal ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ
Orissa ⓘ
controls Bengal Army ⓘ
surface form: Bengal army

Bengal economy ⓘ
Bengal navy ⓘ
Bengal revenue administration ⓘ
country Bengal Subah ⓘ
endCause British annexation ⓘ
Doctrine of Lapse ⓘ
endTime 19th century ⓘ
firstHolder Murshid Quli Khan ⓘ
followedBy Bengal Presidency ⓘ
gainedAutonomyFrom Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form: Mughal Empire
gainedAutonomyInCentury 18th century ⓘ
governmentForm absolute monarchy ⓘ
hasCapital Dhaka ⓘ
Monghyr ⓘ
Murshidabad ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Afghan ⓘ
surface form: Afghans

Bengali people ⓘ
surface form: Bengalis

Mughal dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Mughals

Persians ⓘ
hasLanguage Bengali ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
hasReligion Islam ⓘ
hasTitleHolder Alivardi Khan ⓘ
Mansur Ali Khan ⓘ
Mir Jafar ⓘ
Mir Qasim ⓘ
Murshid Quli Khan ⓘ
Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
inConflictWith British East India Company ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ
knownFor overseas commerce ⓘ
strategic importance ⓘ
textile trade ⓘ
wealth ⓘ
lastHolder Mansur Ali Khan ⓘ
partOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form: Mughal Empire
powerReducedBy Treaty of Allahabad ⓘ
region early modern South Asia ⓘ
residence Hazarduari Palace ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Buxar ⓘ
Battle of Plassey ⓘ
startTime early 18th century ⓘ
subordinateTo Mughal Emperor ⓘ

Referenced by (70)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siraj ud-Daulah → positionHeld → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Siraj ud-Daulah → positionHeld → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Bengal Presidency → precededBy → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Mir Jafar → honorificTitle → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Mir Jafar → positionHeld → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Palashi → battleInvolvedParty → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Siege of Calcutta → combatant → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Battle of Buxar → combatant → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Murshidabad → associatedWith → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawabs of Bengal
Najafi dynasty → hasTitle → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Najafi dynasty → hasTitle → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab of Bengal and Bihar
Najafi dynasty → hasTitle → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Shah Khanum → positionHeld → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
subject surface form: Siraj ud-Daulah
Jagat Seth banking family → patron → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Alivardi Khan → positionHeld → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Alivardi Khan → title → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Lutfunnisa Begum → spouseTitle → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
British conquest of Bengal → participant → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Mughal Subah of Bengal → successor → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Mughal Subah of Bengal → governedBy → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Subahdar of Bengal
Mughal Subah of Bengal → deFactoAutonomyIncreasedUnder → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawabs of Bengal
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan → positionHeld → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan → positionHeld → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan → employer → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab of Bengal (as military commander before becoming Nawab)
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan → title → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Miran → employer → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Miran → affiliation → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Najm-ud-Daulah → positionHeld → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Najm-ud-Daulah → title → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Munny Begum → associatedWith → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Munny Begum → spouseOccupation → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Mubarak Ali Khan → positionHeld → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Mubarak Ali Khan → successor → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Najafi rulers of Bengal
Mubarak Ali Khan → title → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab Nazim of Bengal
Plassey battle memorial → associatedWith → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Mir Qasim → positionHeld → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Battle of Baksar → combatant → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa → associatedRuler → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Seven Years' War in India → involvedParty → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Mughal Subah of Bihar → laterCameUnder → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawabs of Bengal and Bihar
Sarfaraz Khan → positionHeld → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Sarfaraz Khan → title → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Maratha invasions of Bengal → conflict → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Maratha invasions of Bengal → mainBelligerent → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab of Bengal and Bihar
Maratha invasions of Bengal → relatedTo → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Murshidabad Palace → formerSeatOf → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawabs of Bengal
Hazarduari Palace → builtFor → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawabs of Bengal
Nizamat Imambara → builtUnderPatronageOf → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Jafarganj Cemetery → associatedWith → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Jafarganj Cemetery → burialPlaceOf → Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Najafi rulers of Bengal