Siraj-ud-Daulah
| Siraj-ud-Daulah | |||||
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| Mansur-ul-Mulk (Victory of the Country) Siraj ud-Daulah (Light of the State) Hybut Jang (Horror in War) Nawab of Bengal | |||||
Siraj-ud-Daulah | |||||
| Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa | |||||
| Reign | 9 April 1756 – 23 June 1757 | ||||
| Predecessor | Alivardi Khan | ||||
| Successor | Mir Jafar | ||||
| Born | Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah 1733 Murshidabad, Bengal, Mughal Empire | ||||
| Died | 2 July 1757 (aged 23–24) Murshidabad, Bengal, British India | ||||
| Burial | Khushbagh, West Bengal, India | ||||
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| Issue | Umme Zohra (Qudsia Begum) | ||||
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| Father | Zain ud-Din Ahmed Khan | ||||
| Mother | Amina Begum | ||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||
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| Allegiance | Mughal Empire (nominal) Bengal Subah | ||||
| Service | Nawab of Bengal | ||||
| Rank | Nawab | ||||
| Battles / wars | Maratha invasions of Bengal Battle of Plassey Siege of Calcutta Capture of Fort William | ||||
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Mir Syed Jafar Ali Khan Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah (1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj-ud-Daulah or Siraj ud-Daula, was the last independent Nawab of the Bengal Subah. The end of his reign marked the start of the rule of the East India Company over Bengal and later almost all of the Indian subcontinent.
Siraj succeeded his maternal grandfather, Alivardi Khan as the Nawab of Bengal in April 1756 at the age of 23. Betrayed by Mir Jafar, the commander of Nawab's army, Siraj lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757. The forces of the East India Company under Robert Clive invaded and the administration of Bengal fell into the hands of the company.