Sayyid Ahmad Ali Khan (died 30 October 1824), popularly known as Walla Jah or Ahmad Ali Khan of Murshidabad, was the Nawab of Bengal and

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

. He succeeded his half-brother, Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan, after he died on 6 August 1821, without a male issue. Walla Jah was the Nawab of Bengal from 1821 to 1824.

Life

Early years

Ahmad Ali Khan, better known as Walla Jah, was the second son of

Baber Ali Khan Sayyid Babar Ali Khan Bahadur ( bn, বাবর আলী খান; died 28 April 1810) was the Nawab of Bengal and Bihar. He succeeded to the Nawab's ''Masnad'' (throne) after his father, Mubarak Ali Khan (Nawab of Bengal) died on 6 Septem ...

by his second principal wife. He succeeded his half brother, Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan after his death on 6 August 1821 as the Nawab Nazim of

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

and

under the titles of ''Baeran ul-Mulk'' (Administrator of the country), ''Ihtisham ud-Daulah'' (Dignifier of the country), ''Walla Jah'' (Of High Rank) and ''Nahabat Jang'' (Horror in War).Title received by Ahmad Ali Khan
/ref>

Death and succession

Walla Jah had a short reign of just three years from 1821 until his death on 30 October 1824 at

Murshidabad Murshidabad fa, مرشد آباد (, or ) is a historical city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the eastern bank of the Bhagirathi River, a distributary of the Ganges. It forms part of the Murshidabad district. Durin ...

Palace. He was buried at Jafarganj Cemetery and was succeeded by his only child, Mubarak Ali Khan II as the Nawab of Bengal and Bihar.

Marriage

Principal wives

Nawab Nazim Ahmad Ali Khan had only one principal wife as follows: * Nawab ''Najib-un-nisa Begum'' Sahiba. She was a ''Gaddinashin Begum''. She died at

Palace on 23 August 1858 and was buried at Jafarganj Cemetery.

Mut‘ah wives

The following is a list of the mut‘ah wives of Nawab Nazim Ahmad Ali Khan and some additional information about them: * Name : Misri Khanum (d. Before-23 September 1837) * Name : Fatima Khanum * Name : Bibi Rahim-un-nisa * Name : Bibi hayat-un-nisa

Children

Walla Jah had only one child, who was born as a son by his only principal wife, Najib-un-nisa Begum. He was Mubarak Ali Khan II who succeeded Walla Jah as the Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar.

References

External links

Site dedicated to Nawab Nazim Walla Jah
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali Khan, Ahmad Year of birth missing 19th-century rulers in Asia Nawabs of Bengal 1824 deaths