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Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad

Nawab Nizam of Bengal and Orissa (1717–1880)a
and
Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad (1882–1950)b
Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad
1717–1765

Coat of Arms of the Nawab Nizamm of Bengal, Bihar and  Orissa (top) and that of the Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad (bottom)
Coat of arms

Motto
Nil Desparandum
"There is no cause for despair, never despair"
The Nawab Nizams of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ruled over the Bengal Subah and were subordinate to the Mughal empire, however after the Battle of Plassey in 1757, and acquisition of the administration of the subah from the then Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam II, by the British East India Company, the Bengal Presidency was established, which included the Bengal subah and surther, the system of dual government was established in 1772. Shown here is a 1776 map of the Bengal Presidency, after it came under Company rule and prior to its takeover by the British Crown and the partition of Bengal.
The Nawab Nizams of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ruled over the Bengal Subah and were nominally subordinate to the Mughal empire, however after the Battle of Plassey in 1757, and acquisition of the administration of the subah from the then Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam II, by the British East India Company, the Bengal Presidency was established, which included the Bengal subah and surther, the system of dual government was established in 1772. Thus, the Nawabs became "puppet rulers" of the British, with very little real power and authority to exercise and lost even that little power when the Nizamat (power to exercise military power and criminal justice) of the Nawab was also taken away from them; the Nawabs remained as the mere pensioners of the British East India Company. After the Revolt of 1857, the regions under the Company rule came under the British Crown, and by now, the post/office of the Nawabs was just titular. They had no real power and authority. Further, after Indian independence, in 1947, the region first came under the rule of the Dominion of Pakistan for two days, and then the Dominion of India, followed by the Republic of India in 1950, and since then has remained under the rule of the republic. Shown here is a 1776 map of the Bengal Presidency, after it came under Company rule and prior to its takeover by the British Crown and the partition of Bengal.
Capital Murshidabadc
Languages English

Persian
Bengali
Hindi
Urdu
Arabic

Government Nobility
Historical era Mughal rule in India

Company rule in India
British Raj
Indian Independence movement
Indian Independence

 •  Emergence of the Mughal Empire 1526
 •  Established 1717
 •  Battle of Plassey 23 June 1757
 •  Battle of Buxar 22 October 1764
 •  Abolition of the title of Nawab of Bengal 1880
 •  Abdication of Mansoor Ali Khan, the last Nawab of Bengal 1 November 1880
 •  Emergence of the Nawab of Murshidabad 17 February 1882
 •  Article 18 of the Indian Constitution abolishes titles, except those given by the Government of India to those who have made their mark in military and academic fields 26 January 1950
 •  Disestablished 1765
Population
 •  1901 est. 75 million 
Succeeded by
Company rule in India
British Raj
Today part of  India
 Bangladesh
a. Title abolished in 1880
b.
After Indian independence in 1947, followed by the promulgation of the Indian Constitution on 26 January 1950, which marked the transformation of the Dominion of India into the Republic of India, the Article 18 of the Indian Constitution abolished all titles, except those given by the Government of India to those who have made their mark in military and academic fields. Thus the title of the "Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad" was officially, constitutionally and legally abolished.
c.
Murshidabad was the capital for both the Nawabs of Bengal and the Nawabs of Murshidabad.

Coat of Arms of the Nawab Nizamm of Bengal, Bihar and  Orissa (top) and that of the Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad (bottom)
Coat of arms

Persian
Bengali
Hindi
Urdu
Arabic

Company rule in India
British Raj
Indian Independence movement
Indian Independence

The Nawabs of Bengal (full title, the Nawab Nizam of Bengal and Orissa) were the rulers of the then provinces of Bengal and Orissa. Between 1717 and 1765, they served as the rulers of the subah (or province) of Bengal. However, they were only nominally subordinate to the Mughal Empire. Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal was betrayed in the Battle of Plassey by Mir Jafar. He lost to the British, who took over the charge of Bengal in 1757, installed Mir Jafar on the Masnad (throne) and established itself to a political power in Bengal.


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