Alivardi Khan
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| Birth name: | Mirza Muhammad Madani |
| Title: | Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa |
| Birth: | Unknown |
| Nationality: | Turk |
| Religion: | Muslim (shiite) |
| Death: | 1756 |
| Succeeded by: | grandsonSiraj-ud-Dowla |
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[edit] Birth
His birth name was Mirza Muhammad Ali. He was born to Shah Quli Khan [Mirza Muhammad Madani], by his wife, a daughter of Nawab Aqil Khan Afshar on 10 May 1671.
[edit] Official name
His official name is Shuja ul-Mulk, Husam ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Alahvirdi Khan Bahadur, Mahabat Jang, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
[edit] Life
Ali Vardi Khan was the independent nawab or ruler of Bengal between 1740 and 1756. He was a Shiite muslim and his forefathers were originally from Turkey. His father was Mirza Muhammad Madani - an employee under India’s Mughal Empire ruler Aurangzeb’s son Azam Shah. Azam shah employed the sons of Mirza Muhammad when they got adult. After the death of Azam shah the family got into poverty. Muhammad Ali and Mirza Ahmed two brother were seeking for a job again and got employeed under Orissa’s subdedar Suza-ud-Din. After promoting in nawab status of Suza-ud-din the two brother's future prospects widened. In 1728, Suza-ud-din promoted Muhammad ali to ‘Fauzdar’ (General) and entitled him as Ali Vardi. In 1733, he was assigned as Bihar’s assistant Subedar (governor).
[edit] Rise to power
Hunger for power was rising in the mind of Ali Vardi Khan. He started thinking to get the nawab’s power of Bengal. On 29 April 1740 he deposed Suza-ud-din from power, getting the Nawab status of Bengal and also got recognition from Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah.
[edit] Death
He died in 9 April 1756. His grandson Siraj-ud-Dowla succeeded Ali Vardi Khan as the Nawab of Bengal in April 1756 at the age of 27.
[edit] References
- AliVardi Khan and his times, Author - K.K. Dutt
- Decisive Battle of India, G.B. Malleson, ISBN 81-7536-291-X , published by Books For All, 2002.
- History of muslim rulers in India
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