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| Ashraf Ali Khan | |||||
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 Tomb of Ashraf Ali Khan atJafarganj Cemetery. | |||||
| Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar | |||||
| Reign | 10 March 1770 – 24 March 1770 | ||||
| Coronation | 21 March 1770 | ||||
| Predecessor | Najabat Ali Khan | ||||
| Successor | Mubarak Ali Khan | ||||
| Born | c. 1759 Murshidabad,Bengal Subah | ||||
| Died | 24 March 1770 Namak Haram Deorhi,Bengal Presidency | ||||
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| Consort | Sakina Begum | ||||
| Issue | Sharif ud-din 'Ali Khan (one son and three daughters) | ||||
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| Dynasty | Najafi | ||||
| Father | Mir Jafar | ||||
| Mother | Rahat un-Nisa Begum | ||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||
Sayyid Ashraf 'Ali Khan Bahadur (Bengali:আশরাফ আলী খান; before 1759 – 24 March 1770), wasNawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar. He was the fourth son ofMir Jafar.
He was adopted by his aunt, Nafisat un-Nisa Begum Sahiba (Manjhli Begum). On 11 March 1770, he was proclaimed as Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar on the death of his elder brotherNajabat Ali Khan. He was formally installed on the Khahar Balish, at Murshidabad Fort, 21 March 1770.
But shortly he died ofsmallpox, atMurshidabad Fort, 24 March 1770.
Ashraf Ali Khan Born: before 1759 Died: March 24, 1770 | ||
| Preceded by | Nawab of Bengal 10 March 1770 – 24 March 1777 | Succeeded by |