| Mansur Ali Khan | |
|---|---|
| Nawab Sayyid Mansur Ali Khan, Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Orissa | |
| Reign | 1838–1880 |
| Full name | Mansur Ali Khan |
| Born | October 29, 1830 |
| Died | November 4, 1884 |
| Predecessor | Mubarak Ali Khan II of Bengal, |
| Successor | Post abolished, succeeded by Nawab Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur as Nawab of Murshidabad |
| Wives | Shams i Jehan Begum Malika Zamani Shah-un nisa Sarah Vennell (English woman) Julia Lewis (English woman) |
| Offspring | 101 children, of whom 19 sons and 20 daughters survived him |
| Dynasty | Najafi |
| Religious beliefs | Islam |
Nawab Sayyid Mansur Ali Khan (29 October 1830 – 4 November 1884) was Nawab of Bengal until his abdication in 1880, whereupon he renounced his titles and position as Nawab of Bengal. Bengal had already been under occupation of the British since 1773 when Warren Hastings was appointed by the East India Company as the first Governor General of Bengal. So Mansur Khan was a mere puppet ruler under British regime.
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He had total five wives:
Mansur Ali Khan left a total of 101 children, of whom 19 sons and 20 daughters survived him.
Mansur Ali Khan died in 1884 from cholera. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Nawab Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur as Nawab of Murshidabad. His great-grandson, Iskander Mirza (through his son Bahadur Syed Iskander Ali and his grandson Mohammad Fateh Ali), became the first president of Pakistan in 1956.
| Preceded by Mubarak Ali Khan II |
Nawab of Bengal 1838–1880 |
Succeeded by Ali Mirza Khan as Nawab of Murshidabad |