Ashraf Ali Khan

                               Ashraf Ali Khan

Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Reign 10 March 1770 - 24 March 1770
Coronation 21 March 1770
Predecessor Najabat Ali Khan 
Successor Mubarak Ali Khan
Born before 1759
Died 24 March 1770
Consort Sakina Begum
Issue Sharif ud-Din Ali Khan
Full Name : Sayyid Ashraf Ali Khan
Dynasty Najafi
Father Mir Jafar
Mother Rahat un-Nisa Begum
Religion Shia Islam


Sayyid Ashraf Ali Khan Bahdur was Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. He was the fourth son of Mir Jafar.

Life

He was adopted by his aunt, Nafisat un- Nisa Begum Sahiba. On 11 March 1770 he was proclaimed as Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa on the death of his elder brother Najabat Ali Khan. He was formally installed on the Khahar Balish at Murshidabad Fort 21 March 1770.


But shortly he died of smallpox at Murshidabad Fort 24 March 1770.


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