Murshid Quli Khan

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Murshid Quli Khan was grandson of famous maratha general Mohammed Quli Khan (formerly Netaji Palkar) from his Iranian wife Nusrat Banu daughter of Mughal Vazir Asad Khan ,Murshid Quli Khan was appointed by Aurangzeb as Nawab of Bihar,Bengal & Orissa in gratitude to service Mughal vazir & Vazir's grandson (Murshid Quli Khan's father from Vazir Asad Khan's daughter Nusrat Banu & Mohammed Quli Khan alias Netaji Palkar) gave to Mughal administration during his campaign in deccan & Kandahar province.[1] (Murshid Quli Khan died in 1727), was also called Kartalab Khan a title given by Aurangzeb meaning "the seeker of challenges" in Persian, was the first effectively independent Nawab of Bengal. He moved the seat of government of Bengal, from Dhaka to what became Murshidabad.[2][3]

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  • Abdul Karim (1963), Murshid Quli Khan and His Times

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  1. ^ Murshid Quli Djafar Khan, Subahdar Murshid Quli, Murshid Kuli Khan, Murshid Kulia Khan.
  2. ^ History of Murshidabad
  3. ^ History Of Bengal India,History Of Bengal Region,Bengal History Phase

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