Ali Jah

Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan
Shuja ul-Mulk (Hero of the country) Mubarak ud-Daulah (Auspicious to the state) Ali Jah (Of Higher Rank) Feroz Jang (Victor in War)
Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar
Reign	5 June 1810 – 6 August 1821
Coronation	5 June 1810
Predecessor	Baber Ali Khan
Successor	Ahmad Ali Khan
Born	c. 1792 Murshidabad, Bengal, British India
Died	6 August 1821(1821-08-06) (aged 28–29) Murshidabad, Bengal, British India
Issue	3 daughters
Dynasty	Najafi
Father	Baber Ali Khan
Mother	Babbu Begum
Religion	Shia Islam

Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan (died 6 August 1821), better known as Ali Jah was the Nawab of Bengal and Bihar. He succeeded his father, Baber Ali Khan after his death on 28 April 1810. ^[1] He was succeeded by his half-brother, Ahmad Ali Khan, after his death.

Life

Early years

Zain-ud-Din, was the eldest son of Baber Ali Khan by his wife, Babbu Begum. His coronation was on 5 June 1810

Death and succession

He died on 6 August 1821, leaving only three daughters but no son. He was succeeded by his half-brother, Ahmad Ali Khan.

Marriage

Principal wives

Principal wives of Nawab Nazim Ali Jah

Name	Marriage Date	Parent(s) / Other(s)	Death	Death Place	Burial Place	Notes
Bahu Begum	(Unknown)	(Unknown)	24 October 1849	Murshidabad	Jafarganj Cemetery	N.A.
Amir-un-nisa Dulhan Begum Sahiba	1816	Father: Sayyid Akbar Ali Khan Bahadur Mother: Lutf-un-nisa Begum Sahiba Grandfather: Sayyid Mubaraq Ali Khan Bahadur	21 January 1858	Murshidabad	(Unknown)	She was a Gaddinashin Begum.

Mut‘ah wives

Mut‘ah Wives of Nawab Nazim Ashraf Ali Khan

Name	Other names	Death	Death Place
Azim-un-nisa Khanum	N.A.	(Unknown)	(Unknown)
Feroza Khanum	N.A.	(Unknown)	(Unknown)
Bibi Lutf-un-nisa	Lutfun	Before 22 April 1835	(Unknown)
Bibi Rahat-un-nisa	N.A.	1835	Murshidabad
Bibi Turbat-un-nisa	N.A.	(Unknown)	(Unknown)
Bibi Zinat-un-nisa	N.A.	(Unknown)	(unknown)
Bibi Azim-un-nisa	Azimun	(Unknown)	(unknown)

Children

• H.H. Nawab Khurshid Mahal Umdat-un-nisa Begum Sahiba, born at Mubarak Mahal, Murshidabad in 1810, the daughter of Azim-un-nisa Khanum. She married Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah, her first cousin and the only son of her uncle, Ahmad Ali Khan and Najib-un-nisa Begum Sahiba on 22 February 1826
• Sahibzadi Husaini Begum daughter of Bibi Lutf-un-nisa
• Sahibzadi Wazir-un-nisa Begum daughter of Bibi Zinat-un-nisa

References

1. "The Nawab of Bengal [Zainuddin Ali Khan] accepts the proposal of the Company that he..."

External links

• Site dedicated to Nawab Nazim Ali Jah – Murshidabad.net

Ali Jah Born: (Unknown) Died: 6 August 1821
Preceded by Baber Ali Khan	Nawab of Bengal 5 June 1810 – 6 August 1821	Succeeded by Ahmad Ali Khan