Nawabs of Murshidabad
Nawab of Murshidabad | |
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Creation date | 1882 |
First holder | Hassan Ali Mirza |
Last holder | Waris Ali Mirza |
Present holder | Abbas Ali Meerza (pretender)[1] |
Extinction date | 1969 |
Seat(s) | Hazarduari Palace Wasif Manzil |
The Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad (
History
The title Nawab of
The Nawabs of Murshidabad succeeded the Nawab Nazims following Nawab Mansur Ali Khan's abdication.
List of Nawabs
The Nawabs of Murshidabad succeeded the Nawabs of Bengal.[5][3] Waris Ali Mirza was the last Nawab to hold the title legally. Abbas Ali Mirza has been recognised as the lawful heir of Waris Ali. The title today is de facto only and is devoid of any legal sanctity.[11]
Picture | Name | Birth | Reign | Death |
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Sayyid Ḥasan ʿAlī Mīrzā سید حسن علی میرزا সৈয়দ হাসান আলী মীর্জা |
25 August 1846 | 17 February 1882 – 25 December 1906 | 25 December 1906[6] | |
Sayyid Wāṣif ʿAlī Mīrzā سید واصف علی میرزا সৈয়দ ওয়াসেফ আলী মীর্জা |
7 January 1875 | December 1906 – 23 October 1959 | 23 October 1959[12] | |
Sayyid Wāris ʿAlī Mīrzā سید وارث علی میرزا সৈয়দ ওয়ারিশ আলী মীর্জা |
14 November 1901 | 1959 – 20 November 1969 | 20 November 1969[10] | |
Disputed/In abeyance (20 November 1969 – 13 August 2014)[9][13] | ||||
Sayyid ʿAbbās ʿAlī Mīrzā سید عباس علی میرزا সৈয়দ আব্বাস আলী মীর্জা |
circa 1942 | 13 August 2014 (declared lawful heir) | — |
References
- ^ Mahato, Sukumar (20 August 2014). "Murshidabad gets a Nawab again, but fight for assets ahead". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ The Times of India (20 August 2014). "Murshidabad gets a Nawab again, but fight for assets ahead". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Murshidabad History – Feradun Jah". Murshidabad.net. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-81-208-0278-0.
- ^ a b c "Murshidabad History – The Nawabs and Nazims". Murshidabad.net. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Hassan Ali Mirza's succession". Murshidabad.net. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Nawabs' Murshidabad House lies in tatters". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- OCLC 5413266.
- ^ a b Mahato, Sukumar (20 August 2014). "Murshidabad gets a Nawab again, but fight for assets ahead". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Murshidabad History – Waresh Ali". murshidabad.net. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Twenty Sixth Amendment to the Indian Constitution". Indiacode.nic.in. 28 December 1971. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Company, East India (1807). Papers Presented to the House of Commons Concerning the Late Nabob of the Carnatic. p. 118.
- ^ "Portrait of an accidental Nawab". The Times of India. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.