Najm ud-din Ali Khan, better known as Najm-ud-Daulah (or Nazam-ud-Daulah) ( bn, নাজিমুদ্দীন আলী খান; ca. 1747– 8 May 1766), was the
Nawab of Bengal and
Bihar
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from 1765 to 1766. He was the second son of
Mir Jafar.
Najm-ud-Daulah was crowned as the Nawab following the death of his father
Mir Jafar. During his coronation he was only 15 years old. He ascended to the throne on February 5, 1765.
In 1765 after the victory in the
Battle of Buxar the British had formally gained ''
Dewan
''Dewan'' (also known as ''diwan'', sometimes spelled ''devan'' or ''divan'') designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A ''dewan'' was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan). Diwans belonged to the e ...
i'' 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 Bihar from
Shah Alam II
Shah Alam II (; 25 June 1728 – 19 November 1806), also known by his birth name Ali Gohar (or Ali Gauhar), was the seventeenth Mughal Emperor and the son of Alamgir II. Shah Alam II became the emperor of a crumbling Mughal empire. His powe ...
. The Nawab formally conferred this ''Dewani'' to the British on September 30, 1765.
Najmuddin died soon afterwards, on May 8, 1766, apparently from a fever caught at a formal party given 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 ...
fort in honour of
Robert Clive. He was buried at
Jafraganj Cemetery
Jafarganj Cemetery is located in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Jafraganj Cemetery is located at .
The Namak Haram Deorhi, House of Jagat Seth, Nashipur Rajbari , Kathgola Palace and Tomb of Azimunissa Begum are all ...
and was succeeded by his younger brother Nawab Nazim
Najabat Ali Khan
Sayyid Najabat Ali Khan Bahadur, born ''Mir Phulwari'' ( bn, নজাবত আলী খান; 1749 – March 10, 1770), better known as Saif ud-Daulah succeeded his younger brother Nawab Nazim Najimuddin Ali Khan, after his death in 1766, as ...
.
Life
Birth
Nazam-ud-Daulah was the son of
Munni Begum (noble) and Mir Jafar.
Nazam-ud-Daulah was appointed as Mir Jafar's heir with the title of ''Murshidzada Bahadur'', by Mir Jafar himself on 29 January 1764.
Reign as a Nawab
After the death of Mir Jafar Nawab Nazim Najm-ud-din Ali Khan succeeded him to the
Nawab's throne under the titles of ''Shuja-ul-Mulk'' (Hero of the Country), ''Nazam-ud-Daulah'' (Star of the State) and ''Mahabat Jang'' (Horror in War) at the age of 15 on February 5, 1765; it was confirmed by the
East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and South ...
on February 23, 1765. This cost him £140,000 which was divided among the members of the
Calcutta Council
The Supreme Council of Bengal was the highest level of executive government in British India from 1774 until 1833: the period in which the East India Company, a private company, exercised political control of British colonies in India. It was for ...
.
Death and succession
Nawab Nazim Najm-ud-din Ali Khan died on May 8, 1766 of fever he caught at a party, which was given in honour of
Robert Clive. The Nawab was buried at
Jafarganj Cemetery on the west of his father, Mir Jafar's grave. The Nawab was childless.
Najabat Ali Khan
Sayyid Najabat Ali Khan Bahadur, born ''Mir Phulwari'' ( bn, নজাবত আলী খান; 1749 – March 10, 1770), better known as Saif ud-Daulah succeeded his younger brother Nawab Nazim Najimuddin Ali Khan, after his death in 1766, as ...
, Nazim-ud-din's brother, according to
Mohammedan law was the right successor of the late
Nawab
Nawab ( Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب;
bn, নবাব/নওয়াব;
hi, नवाब;
Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ;
Persian,
Punjabi ,
Sindhi,
Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Nobab, ...
, on the throne. Thus, Najim-ud-din was succeeded by his brother as
Nawab Nazim Najabat Ali Khan.
See also
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Nawabs of Bengal
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List of rulers of Bengal
This is a list of rulers of Bengal. For much of its history, Bengal was split up into several independent kingdoms, completely unifying only several times. In ancient times, Bengal consisted of the kingdoms of Pundra, Suhma, Vanga, Samatata ...
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History of Bengal
The history of Bengal is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It includes modern-day Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam's Karimga ...
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History of Bangladesh
Civilisational history of Bangladesh previously known as East Bengal, dates back over four millennia, to the Chalcolithic. The country's early documented history featured successions of Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms and empires, vying for region ...
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History of India
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Shia Islam in India
Shia Islam was brought to the Indian subcontinent during the final years of the Rashidun Caliphate. The Indian subcontinent also served as a refuge for some Shias escaping persecution from Umayyads, Abbasids, Ayyubids, and Ottomans. The immigra ...
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Nawabs of Bengal
People of British India
1740s births
Year of birth uncertain
1766 deaths
18th-century Indian monarchs