Sarfaraz Khan

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Sarfaraz Khan was an 18th-century Nawab of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in the Mughal era, known for his brief and turbulent rule that ended with his defeat by Alivardi Khan.

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Sarfaraz Khan canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nawab ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
allegiance Mughal emperor ⓘ
associatedWith Bengal Nawab dynasty ⓘ
capital Murshidabad ⓘ
century 18th century ⓘ
conflictType succession struggle ⓘ
conflictWith Alivardi Khan ⓘ
country Mughal Empire ⓘ
deathCause killed in battle ⓘ
deathPlace near Murshidabad ⓘ
era Mughal era ⓘ
ethnicBackground Turko-Persian nobility ⓘ
father Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan ⓘ
governmentForm hereditary nawabship ⓘ
historicalRegion Eastern India ⓘ
linked to: eastern India
knownFor being overthrown by Alivardi Khan ⓘ
last member of his line to rule Bengal ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Giria ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Argaum

defeat by Alivardi Khan ⓘ
positionHeld Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Nawab of Bihar ⓘ
Nawab of Orissa ⓘ
powerBase Murshidabad court ⓘ
linked to: Sadr Adalat
predecessor Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan ⓘ
regionRuled Bengal Subah ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ
Orissa ⓘ
reignBegan 1739 ⓘ
reignEnded 1740 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
ruleCharacterization brief ⓘ
turbulent ⓘ
successor Alivardi Khan ⓘ
title Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ⓘ
linked to: Nawab of Bengal

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Alivardi Khan → predecessor → Sarfaraz Khan ⓘ
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan → successor → Sarfaraz Khan ⓘ
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan → child → Sarfaraz Khan ⓘ
Alivardi Khan → predecessor → Sarfaraz Khan ⓘ
subject linked to: Mirza Muhammad Ali