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.

Aliases (4)

Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ×2
Nawab of Bengal and Bihar ×1
Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ×1
Nawabs of Bengal ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	South Asian noble title → hereditary monarchy → subnational monarchy →
appliesToJurisdiction	Bengal → Bihar NERFINISHED → Orissa NERFINISHED →
controls	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 →
gainedAutonomyInCentury	18th century →
governmentForm	absolute monarchy →
hasCapital	Dhaka → Monghyr → Murshidabad →
hasEthnicGroup	Afghans → Bengalis → 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 →
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 (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alivardi Khan → Mir Jafar → Siraj ud-Daulah → Siraj ud-Daulah ("Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa") → Siraj ud-Daulah →	positionHeld
Najafi dynasty → Najafi dynasty ("Nawab of Bengal and Bihar") → Najafi dynasty ("Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa") →	hasTitle
Battle of Buxar → Siege of Calcutta →	combatant
Murshidabad ("Nawabs of Bengal") →	associatedWith
Palashi →	battleInvolvedParty
Mir Jafar →	honorificTitle
British conquest of Bengal →	participant
Jagat Seth banking family →	patron
Bengal Presidency →	precededBy
Lutfunnisa Begum →	spouseTitle
Alivardi Khan ("Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa") →	title