Ashraf Ali Khan

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Sayyid Ashraf Ali Khan (c????-1770) was the eleventh Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and the fourth of the Najafi dynasty. The son of Mir Jafar and Rahat-un-Nisa, he was adopted and reared by his aunt Nafisat-un-Nisa (Majhli Begum).

He ascended the throne on 21st March, 1770 and died a mere three days later on 24th March, 1770 of smallpox. He was succeeded by his brother Mubaraq Ali Khan.

Preceded by Najabut Ali Khan

Nawab of Bengal 21st March, 1770 – 24th March, 1770

Succeeded by Mubaraq Ali Khan