Zain ud-Din Ahmed Khan
Zainuddin Ahmad Khan | |||||
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Haibat Jang, Ihtiram ud-Daulah | |||||
Naib Nazim of Jahangirnagar, Bengal, Mughal Empire | |||||
Died | 13 January 1748 Patna, Bengal, Mughal Empire | (aged 68)||||
Burial | 1748 Khushbagh, West Bengal, India | ||||
Spouse | Amina Begum | ||||
Issue | Mahabat Ali Khan Siraj ud-Daulah Ikram ud-Daulah Mirza Asadullah One daughter | ||||
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House | Afshar | ||||
Father | Haji Ahmad | ||||
Religion | Shia Islam |
Zain ud-Din Ahmad Khan, also known as Mirza Muhammad Hashim, was an aristocrat from the
Early life and background
Mirza Muhammad Hashim was the youngest son of Haji Ahmad, the elder brother of Alivardi Khan. Hashim's paternal grandfather Mirza Muhammad Madani, who was of either Arab or Turkic descent, was the son of a foster-brother of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.[1][2] He had two brothers, Nawazish Muhammad Khan and Sayed Ahmed Khan.
Personal life
Khan married Amina Begum, the daughter of his paternal uncle Alivardi Khan, who would later become the Nawab of Bengal. They had two sons, Ikram ud-Daulah as well as Siraj ud-Daulah, another future Nawab of Bengal. He also had another son and a daughter by the name of Shahzadi Afseen Begum who was married to Diwan Mohanlal of Purnia.[3]
Career
Due to their royal background, Hashim and his family all worked for the administration of his cousin, the
Khan defended Bihar from Maratha attacks. After Nawab Alivardi Khan and his army general Mustafa Khan killed Bhaskar Pandit, the leader of the Maratha raids, Mustafa expected the governorship of Bihar as his reward. When Mustafa was refused this position, he and his Afghan kinsmen revolted. They attacked Munger and laid siege to Patna. Zain ud-Din Ahmed Khan defended Patna and the rebels were crushed by an army led by Alivardi Khan.
Death and legacy
In 1748, Mustafa Khan launched another invasion in Bihar, this time with the support of Maratha general
After pillaging various areas of the Bengal Subah, Mir Habib advanced to Murshidabad, the capital of Bengal and seat of the Nawab. The rebels were finally driven out by Alivardi Khan, who rescued Zain ud-Din Ahmed Khan's wife and two sons.[4][6] His younger son, Siraj ud-Daulah, succeeded him as the Naib Nazim of Bihar.[7]
References
- ISBN 978-81-7646-239-6.
- ^ P. Sensarma (1977). The Military History of Bengal. Kolkata: Darbari Udjog. p. 172.
- ISBN 978-0-429-78395-1.
- ^ OL 30677644M. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Bengal Nawābs, Containing Āzād-āl-Husaini's Naubahār-i-Murshid Quli Khāni, Karam Āli's Muzaffarnāmah, and Yusuf ʻĀli's Āhwāl-i-Mahābat Jang. Asiatic Society. 1952. p. 86.
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- OL 30677644M. Retrieved 2 May 2024.