Reign 1770 Burial Jafarganj Cemetery Successor Mubarak Ali Khan | Predecessor Najabat Ali Khan Coronation 21 March 1770 Name Ashraf Khan | |
Died 24 March 1770
Murshidabad Fort | ||
Sayyid Ashraf 'Ali Khan Bahadur (before 1759 – 24 March 1770), was Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. He was fourth son of Mir Ja'afar Bahadur.
Life
He was adopted by his aunt, Nafisat un-nisa Begum Sahiba (Manjhli Begum). 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.
References
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