Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan (died 6 August 1821), better known as Ali Jah was the

Nawab of Bengal The Nawab of Bengal ( bn, বাংলার নবাব) was the hereditary ruler of Bengal Subah in Mughal India. In the early 18th-century, the Nawab of Bengal was the ''de facto'' independent ruler of the three regions of Bengal, Bihar, ...

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 Be ...

. He succeeded his father,

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 ...

after his death on 28 April 1810. He was succeeded by his half-brother,

Ahmad Ali Khan 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. He succeeded his half-brother, Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan, after he died on 6 August 1821, without a mal ...

, after his death.

Life

Early years

Zain-ud-Din, was the eldest son of

by his wife, Babbu Begum. His coronation was on 5 June 1810

Death and succession

He died on 6 August 1821, leaving only three daughters but no son. He was succeeded by his half-brother,

Marriage

Principal wives

Mut‘ah wives

Children

* H.H. Nawab Khurshid Mahal ''Umdat-un-nisa Begum'' Sahiba, born at ''Mubarak Mahal'',

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. During ...

in 1810, the daughter of Azim-un-nisa Khanum. She married Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah, her first cousin and the only son of her uncle,

and Najib-un-nisa Begum Sahiba on 22 February 1826 * Sahibzadi ''Husaini Begum'' daughter of Bibi Lutf-un-nisa * Sahibzadi ''Wazir-un-nisa Begum'' daughter of Bibi Zinat-un-nisa

References

External links

Site dedicated to Nawab Nazim Ali Jah
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