Mubarak Ali Khan

Sayyid Mubarak Ali Khan (; 1759 – 6 September 1793), better known as Mubarak ud-Daulah (spelled also as: Mubarak ud-Daula), was the Nawab of Bengal and Bihar. He was the son of Mir Jafar and Babbu Begum.

He ascended the throne on 21 March 1770 after his half-brother, Ashraf Ali Khan's death on 10 March 1770. Mubarak Ali Khan was succeeded by his son, Babar Ali Khan after his death on 6 September 1793.

Life

Early years

Nawab Nazim Mubarak Ali Khan, better known as Mubarak ud-Daulah was the son of Mir Jafar by Babbu Begum. He succeeded his half brother, Ashraf Ali Khan, at the age of 12 years, after Ashraf Ali Khan's death on 24 March 1770. Warren Hastings appointed Mubarak ud-Daulah's stepmother, Munny Begum, his guardian though, his mother Babbu Begum was alive. The reason that why the guardianship was not given Babbu Begum has never been satisfactorily explained.

Later years Nawab Nazim Mubarak ud-Daulah (enthroned) with his son, Baber Ali Khan in the Nawab's Durbar with British Resident, Sir John Hadley. Inscribed on the back in ink and pencil is: 'Nabob's Durbar and reception of the English Resident at Morshedabad'.

In 1790, the Queen of the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, asked, through Lord Cornwallis, for one of Nawab Mubarak ud-Daulah's daughters in marriage with her son. The Nawab rejected the offer in the following terms, in a letter to Lord Cornwallis:

Please request the Queen to pass over the matter. I cannot, by any means, accede to the proposal. there are many obstacles in the matter. Moreover, there is a longstanding usage in my family, that our daughters can never be given in marriage to any one other than Sayyids. If I act contrary to this, my family custom, I shall be ruined. At all events, my mother and I cannot accept the offer. —Nawab Nazim Mubarak ud-Daulah of Bengal

Although, the Nawab, then had 13 daughters, and to some extent regarded himself as a servant of the Emperor, he, for family reasons, did not allow the marriage of one of the 13 with even such an honourable prince as the Prince of Delhi.

Death and succession

Nawab Nazim Mubarak ud-Daulah died on 6 September 1793. He was succeeded by his son, Baber Ali Khan after his death.

Marriage

Principal wives The following are the principal wives of Nawab Nazim Mubarak Ali Khan: Name Marriage Place Marriage Date Parent/Other Other names Birth Birth Place Death Death Place Burial Place Notes (Unknown) Murshidabad Fort November 1770 Father: Muhammad Fazl Ali Khan BahadurUncle: Sayyid Muhammad Reza Khan (Naib Nazim of Bengal and Bihar) N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Faiz-un-nisa Walida Begum N.A. N.A.Father: Fazlullah KhanMother: Nadira BegumMaternal Grandfather: Mirza Hafizullah Khan N.A. 1756 N.A. 30 December 1820 Murshidabad Jafarganj Cemetery She was a Gaddinashin Begum. Jahan Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Amir-un-nisa Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

Mut‘ah wives The following are the mut‘ah wives of Nawab Nazim Mubarak Ali Khan: Name Other names Death Death Place Sharaf-un-nisa Khanum N.A. Before December 1833 Murshidabad Mubarak-un-nisa Khanum Nawab Bai N.A. N.A. Lutf-un-nisa Khanum N.A. N.A. N.A. Bunnu Khanum N.A. N.A. N.A. Brij Mahal Bakhsh N.A. N.A. N.A. Adda Kunwar N.A. 14 April 1838 Murshidabad

Children The following is the list of the children of Nawab Nazim Mubarak Ali Khan: Name Other names Birth Birth Place Death Death Place Spouse Mother Sex Sayyid Baber Ali Khan Bahadur N.A. N.A. N.A. 28 April 1810 N.A. Babbu Begum Sahiba and 1 more. Faiz-un-nisa Begum Boy Sayyid Abdul Qasim Khan Bahadur Mir Mungli N.A. N.A. 30 September 1830 Murshidabad Izzat-un-nisa,Guhan,Sultan Qajah Sari, andMul Jan Sharaf-un-nisa Boy Sayyid Husain Ali Khan Bahadur Mukram ul-MulkIftiqar ud-DaulahFiruz Jang N.A. N.A. 31 August 1810 Murshidabad N.A. Nawab Bai Boy Mir Mehndi N.A. N.A. N.A. February 1826 Murshidabad N.A. Lutf-un-nisa Khanum Boy Sayyid Tamiz Abidin Ali Khan Bahadur Najam ul-MulkRoshan ud-DaulahNasir Jang N.A. N.A. 9 September 1840 Rajabazar Deori, Murshidabad (Unknown) (Unknown) Boy Sayyid Mir Muhammad Ali Khan Bahadur N.A. N.A. N.A. Before 20 June 1827 (Unknown) (Unknown) Mubarak-un-nisa Khanum Boy Sayyid Zainal-Abidin Ali Khan Bahadur N.A. N.A. N.A. February 1826 Murshidabad (Unknown) Sharaf-un-nisa Boy Sayyid Abdul Husain Ali Khan Bahadur N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Lutf-un-nisa Khanum Boy Sayyid Zulfikar Ali Khan Bahadur Nawab JanZulfikar ud-Daulah N.A. N.A. 12 November 1840 Murshidabad (Unknown) Nawab Bai Boy Sayyid Nasir-ud-din Haidar Khan Bahadur N.A. N.A. N.A. 23 May 1821 Murshidabad N.A. (Unknown) Boy Sayyid Ali Reza Khan Bahadur Maulvi Sahib N.A. N.A. June 1813 Murshidabad N.A. (Unknown) Boy Sayyid Ahmed Ali Khan Bahadur Mir Mughal Sahib N.A. N.A. June 1816 Murshidabad N.A. (Unknown) Boy Zinat-un-nisa Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Sharaf-un-nisa Khanum Girl Hayat-un-nisa Begum Sahiba Rabia Begum N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. (Unknown) Girl Mubarak-un-nisa Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. Before 5 May 1827 Murshidabad N.A. Faiz-un-nisa Walida Begum Girl Badr-un-nisa Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. 13 September 1856 Dacca N.A. Faiz-un-nisa Walida Begum Girl Lutf-un-nisa Begum Sahiba Sahibzadi Begum N.A. N.A. 18 August 1846 Murshidabad N.A. Faiz-un-nisa Walida Begum Girl Said-un-nisa Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. (Unknown) Girl Dudur-un-nisa Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. (Unknown) Girl Afzal-un-nisa Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Lutf-un-nisa Khanum Girl Fakhr-un-nisa Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. (Unknown) Girl Rahim-un-nisa Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. 17 December 1844 Murshidabad N.A. Lutf-un-nisa Khanum Girl Jigri-Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. 13 January 1859 Murshidabad N.A. Mubarak-un-nisa Khanum Girl Saleh-un-nisa Begum Sahiba Moti Begum N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Amin ul-Mulk, Sarfaraz ud-Daulah, Sayyid Daud Ali Khan Bahadur, son of Mumtaz ud-Daulah, Sayyid Abdul Qasim Khan Bahadur, bu his wife, Moti Begum. Faiz-un-nisa Walida Begum Girl Nur-un-nisa Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. 25 June 1846 Murshidabad N.A. (Unknown) Girl Umdat-un-nisa Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. mursidabad. 10 November 1842 (Rajmahal, Jharkhand) Sayyid Talib Husain khan Bahadur, son of Mumtaz-ud-Daulah, Sayyid Abdul Qasim Khan Bahadur of Raj Mahal (Royal Palace). Brij Mahal Bakhsh Girl Wahid-un-nisa Begum Sahiba N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Girl