Mubarak Ali Khan (Nawab of Bengal)
Mubarak Ali Khan | |
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Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (Nawab of Bengal) Mutamid ul-Mulk (Guardian of the country) Mubarak ud-Daulah (Auspicious of the state) Firuz Jang (Victor in war) | |
Reign | 1770 - 1793 |
Coronation | March 26, 1770 (12 years old) |
Predecessor | Ashraf Ali Khan |
Successor | Baber Ali Khan |
Issue | 12 sons and 15 daughters |
Dynasty | Najafi |
Father | Mir Ja'afar |
Mother | Babbu Begum |
Born | 1759 (Probably) |
Died | September 6, 1793 |
Religion | Islam |
Sayyid Mubarak Ali Khan (1759 – September 6, 1793), better known as Mubarak ud-Daulah (spelled also as: Mubarak ud-Daula), was the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. He was the son of Mir Jafar and Babbu Begum.
He ascended the throne on March 21, 1770 after his half-brother, Ashraf Ali Khan's death on March 10, 1770. Mubarak Ali Khan was succeeded by his son, Babar Ali Khan after his death on September 6, 1793.
Life
Early years
Nawab Nazim Mubarak Ali Khan, better known as Mubarak ud-Daulah was the son of Mir Jafar by Babbu Begum. He succeeded his half brother, Ashraf Ali Khan, at the age of 12 years, after Ashraf Ali Khan's death on March 24, 1770. Warren Hastings appointed Mubarak ud-Daulah's stepmother, Munny Begum, his guardian though, his mother Babbu Begum was alive. The reason that why the guardianship was not given Babbu Begum has never been satisfactorily explained.
Later years
In 1790, the Queen of the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, asked, through Lord Cornwallis, for one of Nawab Mubarak ud-Daulah's daughters in marriage with her son. The Nawab rejected the offer in the following terms, in a letter to Lord Cornwallis:
Please request the Queen to pass over the matter. I cannot, by any means, accede to the proposal. there are many obstacles in the matter. Moreover, there is a longstanding usage in my family, that our daughters can never be given in marriage to any one other than Sayyids. If I act contrary to this, my family custom, I shall be ruined. At all events, my mother and I cannot accept the offer.
—Nawab Nazim Mubarak ud-Daulah of Bengal
Although, the Nawab, then had 13 daughters, and to some extent regarded himself as a servant of the Emperor, he, for family reasons, did not allow the marriage of one of the 13 with even such an honourable prince as the Prince of Delhi.
Death and succession
Nawab Nazim Mubarak ud-Daulah died on September 6, 1793. He was succeeded by his son, Baber Ali Khan after his death.
Marriage
Principal wives
The following are the principal wives of Nawab Nazim Mubarak Ali Khan:
Name | Marriage Place | Marriage Date | Parent/Other | Other names | Birth | Birth Place | Death | Death Place | Burial Place | Notes |
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(Unknown) | Murshidabad Fort | November 1770 | Father: Muhammad Fazl Ali Khan Bahadur Uncle: Sayyid Muhammad Reza Khan (Naib Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa) |
N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
Faiz-un-nisa Walida Begum | N.A. | N.A. | Father: Fazlullah Khan Mother: Nadira Begum Maternal Grandfather: Mirza Hafizullah Khan |
N.A. | 1756 | N.A. | December 30, 1820 | Murshidabad | Jafarganj Cemetery | She was a Gaddinashin Begum. |
Jahan Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
Amir-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
Mut‘ah wives
The following are the mut‘ah wives of Nawab Nazim Mubarak Ali Khan:
Name | Other names | Death | Death Place |
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Sharaf-un-nisa Khanum | N.A. | Before December 1833 | Murshidabad |
Mubarak-un-nisa Khanum | Nawab Bai | N.A. | N.A. |
Lutf-un-nisa Khanum | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
Bunnu Khanum | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
Brij Mahal Bakhsh | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
Adda Kunwar | N.A. | April 14, 1838 | Murshidabad |
Children
The following is the list of the children of Nawab Nazim Mubarak Ali Khan:
Name | Other names | Birth | Birth Place | Death | Death Place | Spouse | Mother | Sex |
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Sayyid Baber Ali Khan Bahadur | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | April 28, 1810 | N.A. | Babbu Begum Sahiba and 1 more. | Faiz-un-nisa Begum | Boy |
Sayyid Abdul Qasim Khan Bahadur | Mir Mungli | N.A. | N.A. | September 30, 1830 | Murshidabad | Izzat-un-nisa, Guhan, Sultan Qajah Sari, and Mul Jan |
Sharaf-un-nisa | Boy |
Sayyid Husain Ali Khan Bahadur | Mukram ul-Mulk Iftiqar ud-Daulah Firuz Jang |
N.A. | N.A. | August 31, 1810 | Murshidabad | N.A. | Nawab Bai | Boy |
Mir Mehndi | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | February 1826 | Murshidabad | N.A. | Lutf-un-nisa Khanum | Boy |
Sayyid Tamiz Abidin Ali Khan Bahadur | Najam ul-Mulk Roshan ud-Daulah Nasir Jang |
N.A. | N.A. | September 9, 1840 | Rajabazar Deori, Murshidabad | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | Boy |
Sayyid Mir Muhammad Ali Khan Bahadur | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | Before June 20, 1827 | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | Mubarak-un-nisa Khanum | Boy |
Sayyid Zainal-Abidin Ali Khan Bahadur | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | February 1826 | Murshidabad | (Unknown) | Sharaf-un-nisa | Boy |
Sayyid Abdul Husain Ali Khan Bahadur | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | Lutf-un-nisa Khanum | Boy |
Sayyid Zulfikar Ali Khan Bahadur | Nawab Jan Zulfikar ud-Daulah |
N.A. | N.A. | November 12, 1840 | Murshidabad | (Unknown) | Nawab Bai | Boy |
Sayyid Nasir-ud-din Haidar Khan Bahadur | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | May 23, 1821 | Murshidabad | N.A. | (Unknown) | Boy |
Sayyid Ali Reza Khan Bahadur | Maulvi Sahib | N.A. | N.A. | June 1813 | Murshidabad | N.A. | (Unknown) | Boy |
Sayyid Ahmed Ali Khan Bahadur | Mir Mughal Sahib | N.A. | N.A. | June 1816 | Murshidabad | N.A. | (Unknown) | Boy |
Zinat-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | Sharaf-un-nisa Khanum | Girl |
Hayat-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | Rabia Begum | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | (Unknown) | Girl |
Mubarak-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | Before May 5, 1827 | Murshidabad | N.A. | Faiz-un-nisa Walida Begum | Girl |
Badr-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | September 13, 1856 | Dacca | N.A. | Faiz-un-nisa Walida Begum | Girl |
Lutf-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | Sahibzadi Begum | N.A. | N.A. | August 18, 1846 | Murshidabad | N.A. | Faiz-un-nisa Walida Begum | Girl |
Said-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | (Unknown) | Girl |
Dudur-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | (Unknown) | Girl |
Afzal-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | Lutf-un-nisa Khanum | Girl |
Fakhr-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | (Unknown) | Girl |
Rahim-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | December 17, 1844 | Murshidabad | N.A. | Lutf-un-nisa Khanum | Girl |
Jigri-Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | January 13, 1859 | Murshidabad | N.A. | Mubarak-un-nisa Khanum | Girl |
Saleh-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | Moti Begum | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | Amin ul-Mulk, Sarfaraz ud-Daulah, Sayyid Daud Ali Khan Bahadur, son of Mumtaz ud-Daulah, Sayyid Abdul Qasim Khan Bahadur, bu his wife, Moti Begum. | Faiz-un-nisa Walida Begum | Girl |
Nur-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | June 25, 1846 | Murshidabad | N.A. | (Unknown) | Girl |
Umdat-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | November 10, 1842 | (Unknown) | Sayyid Talib Husain khan Bahadur, son of Mumtaz-ud-Daulah, Sayyid Abdul Qasim Khan Bahadur of Raj Mahal (Royal Palace). | Brij Mahal Bakhsh | Girl |
Wahid-un-nisa Begum Sahiba | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | Girl |
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Mubarak Ali Khan (Nawab of Bengal) Born: 1759 Died: September 6, 1793 | ||
Preceded by Ashraf Ali Khan |
Nawab of Bengal 1770-1793 |
Succeeded by Baber Ali Khan |