Murshid Quli Khan (c. 1660 – 30 June 1727), also known as Mohammad Hadi and born as Surya Narayan Mishra, was the first Nawab of Bengal, serving from...
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Sarfarāz Khān (c. 1700 – 29 April 1740), born Mīrza Asadullāh, was a Nawab of Bengal. Sarfaraz Khan's maternal grandfather, Nawab Murshid Quli Khan of Bengal...
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Muhammad Khan was the second Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. He married Zainab un-nisa Begum and Azmat un-nisa Begum, the daughters of Murshid Quli Khan by...
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rebuilding Bengal. He was a patron of the arts and resumed the policies of Murshid Quli Khan. He maintained a politically neutral stance with the European powers...
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History of Odisha (section Under Murshid Quli Khan)
king by Taqi Khan. Taqi Khan died in 1734. During his reign, several Islamic monuments were built in Odisha. His successor, Murshid Quli Khan II (alias....
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Katra Masjid is a former caravanserai, mosque and the tomb of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan. It was built between 1723 and 1724. It is one of the largest caravanserais...
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Khan Mosque or Begum Bazar Mosque, in the Begum Bazar area in old Dhaka, Bangladesh, was built by Nawab Diwan Murshid Quli Khan (alias Kartalab Khan)...
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Abbas. The Ustajlu chief, Murshid Quli Khan, immediately acquiesced and received a royal pardon. The Shumlu leader, Ali Quli Khan, however, holed himself...
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Bengal, had a bitter power struggle with his prime minister (diwan) Murshid Quli Khan. Emperor Aurangzeb transferred Azim-us-Shan out of Bengal as a result...
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conflict with Murshid Quli Khan, the newly appointed Diwan of Bengal, over imperial financial control. Considering the complaint of Murshid Quli Khan, Aurangzeb...
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under the first Nawab of Bengal Murshid Quli Khan and Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah. In the same year of his appointment, Khan commissioned the construction...
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municipality in 1869. Murshidabad was named after its founder, Nawab Murshid Quli Khan. Murshid is an Arabic term for a teacher or guide with integrity, sensibility...
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Caravanserai (redirect from Khan (inn))
Azerbaijan The Caravenserai Mosque in Murshidabad, India; built by Nawab Murshid Quli Khan of Bengal An 1823 etching of Bara Katra, or Great Caravanserai, in...
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During Azim-us-Shan's tenure, his prime minister Murshid Quli Khan emerged as a powerful figure in Bengal. Khan gained control of imperial finances. Azim-us-Shan...
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but so impetuous was their onset that it bore down all opposition. Murshid Quli Khan, the Chief of Artillery, was slain after a heroic resistance and his...
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Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932–1993), former Prime Minister of Pakistan Murshid Quli Khan (c. 1665–1727), founder of the Nawab rulers in Bengal Nauroz Khan (1874–1964)...
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the Nawab Murshid Quli Khan. Besides, many zamindars lost their zamindari on account of their disobedience and rebellion. Murshid Quli Khan settled these...
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but so impetuous was their onset that it bore down all opposition. Murshid Quli Khan, the Chief of Artillery, was slain after a heroic resistance and his...
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Zinatunissa Begum) was daughter of Murshid Quli Khan and wife of the second Nawab of Bengal, Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan. A mosque was built at the place...
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Khan was futile in taking control of that region. The Nizamate of Orissa was governed by Naib Nazim Murshid Quli Khan II who rejected Alivardi Khan's...
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Moitra was selected by the Raja to be his agent at the court of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, the overlord of all Bengal. When the Nawab moved his court from Dhaka...
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after the historical town of Murshidabad, which was named after Nawab Murshid Quli Khan. The capital city of Shashanka, the great king of Gauḍa region (comprising...
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History of Bangladesh (section Islam Khan)
In addition to changing the capital, Murshid Quli Khan modified the tax collection system. Murshid Quli Khan wanted to create a line of governing nawabs...
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Mīrzā Lutfullāh Khān Tabrīzī (Persian: ميرزا لطف الله تبریزی, Bengali: মীর্জা লুৎফুল্লাহ তবরীজী), also known as Murshid Qulī Khān II, was an 18th-century...
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Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 70. ISBN 978-81-7156-928-1. Iqtidar Alam Khan (25 April 2008), Historical Dictionary of Medieval India, p. 88, ISBN 9780810864016...
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Pallavas Thanjavur: Capital of Cholas Murshidabad: In 1704, nawab Murshid Quli Khan changed the seat of government from Dhaka to Murshidabad, renaming...
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such as Murshid Quli Khan used the credit networks of the Jagat Seth family to pay annual tribute to the Mughal Emperors in Delhi. Alivardi Khan came to...
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in Patna and were granted an allowance by Murshid Quli Khan,the first Nawab of Bengal. At this time, Khan lived in Nishapur. According to historian Kamaluddin...
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Ram's son Sri Krishna was installed as the zamindar of Bhawal by Murshid Quli Khan. Since then, through acquisitions the zamindari expanded. The family...
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Alivardi Khan became the Nawab of Bengal, Nawazish was appointed Dewan of crown lands. He was also named the governor of Dhaka with Husain Quli Khan as his...
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