Ashraf Ali Khan
| Ashraf Ali Khan | |||||
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| Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (Nawab of Bengal) | |||||
| 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 Murshidabad Fort |
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| Burial | Jafarganj Cemetery | ||||
| Consort | Sakina Begum | ||||
| Issue | Sharif ud-din 'Ali Khan (one son and three daughters) |
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| Dynasty | Najafi | ||||
| Father | Mir Ja'afar | ||||
| Mother | Rahat un-nisa Begum | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
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| Sayyid Ashraf 'Ali Khan |
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.
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.
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