Mubarak Ali Khan


Sayyid Mubarak Ali Khan, better known as Mubarak ud-Daulah, was the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. 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

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:
NameMarriage PlaceMarriage DateParent/OtherOther namesBirthBirth PlaceDeathDeath PlaceBurial PlaceNotes
Murshidabad FortNovember 1770Father: Muhammad Fazl Ali Khan Bahadur
Uncle: Sayyid Muhammad Reza Khan 		N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
Faiz-un-nisa Walida BegumN.A.N.A.Father: Fazlullah Khan
Mother: Nadira Begum
Maternal Grandfather: Mirza Hafizullah Khan		N.A.1756N.A.30 December 1820MurshidabadJafarganj CemeteryShe was a Gaddinashin Begum.
Jahan Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
Amir-un-nisa Begum SahibaN.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:
NameOther namesDeathDeath Place
Sharaf-un-nisa KhanumN.A.Before December 1833Murshidabad
Mubarak-un-nisa KhanumNawab BaiN.A.N.A.
Lutf-un-nisa KhanumN.A.N.A.N.A.
Bunnu KhanumN.A.N.A.N.A.
Brij Mahal BakhshN.A.N.A.N.A.
Adda KunwarN.A.14 April 1838Murshidabad

Children

The following is the list of the children of Nawab Nazim Mubarak Ali Khan:
NameOther namesBirthBirth PlaceDeathDeath PlaceSpouseMotherSex
Sayyid Baber Ali Khan BahadurN.A.N.A.N.A.28 April 1810N.A.Babbu Begum Sahiba and 1 more.Faiz-un-nisa BegumBoy
Sayyid Abdul Qasim Khan BahadurMir MungliN.A.N.A.30 September 1830MurshidabadIzzat-un-nisa,
Guhan,
Sultan Qajah Sari,
and
Mul Jan		Sharaf-un-nisaBoy
Sayyid Husain Ali Khan BahadurMukram ul-Mulk
Iftiqar ud-Daulah
Firuz Jang		N.A.N.A.31 August 1810MurshidabadN.A.Nawab BaiBoy
Mir MehndiN.A.N.A.N.A.February 1826MurshidabadN.A.Lutf-un-nisa KhanumBoy
Sayyid Tamiz Abidin Ali Khan BahadurNajam ul-Mulk
Roshan ud-Daulah
Nasir Jang		N.A.N.A.9 September 1840Rajabazar Deori, MurshidabadBoy
Sayyid Mir Muhammad Ali Khan BahadurN.A.N.A.N.A.Before 20 June 1827Mubarak-un-nisa KhanumBoy
Sayyid Zainal-Abidin Ali Khan BahadurN.A.N.A.N.A.February 1826MurshidabadSharaf-un-nisaBoy
Sayyid Abdul Husain Ali Khan BahadurN.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.Lutf-un-nisa KhanumBoy
Sayyid Zulfikar Ali Khan BahadurNawab Jan
Zulfikar ud-Daulah		N.A.N.A.12 November 1840MurshidabadNawab BaiBoy
Sayyid Nasir-ud-din Haidar Khan BahadurN.A.N.A.N.A.23 May 1821MurshidabadN.A.Boy
Sayyid Ali Reza Khan BahadurMaulvi SahibN.A.N.A.June 1813MurshidabadN.A.Boy
Sayyid Ahmed Ali Khan BahadurMir Mughal SahibN.A.N.A.June 1816MurshidabadN.A.Boy
Zinat-un-nisa Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.Sharaf-un-nisa KhanumGirl
Hayat-un-nisa Begum SahibaRabia BegumN.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.Girl
Mubarak-un-nisa Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.N.A.Before 5 May 1827MurshidabadN.A.Faiz-un-nisa Walida BegumGirl
Badr-un-nisa Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.N.A.13 September 1856DaccaN.A.Faiz-un-nisa Walida BegumGirl
Lutf-un-nisa Begum SahibaSahibzadi BegumN.A.N.A.18 August 1846MurshidabadN.A.Faiz-un-nisa Walida BegumGirl
Said-un-nisa Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.Girl
Dudur-un-nisa Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.Girl
Afzal-un-nisa Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.Lutf-un-nisa KhanumGirl
Fakhr-un-nisa Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.Girl
Rahim-un-nisa Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.N.A.17 December 1844MurshidabadN.A.Lutf-un-nisa KhanumGirl
Jigri-Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.N.A.13 January 1859MurshidabadN.A.Mubarak-un-nisa KhanumGirl
Saleh-un-nisa Begum SahibaMoti BegumN.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 BegumGirl
Nur-un-nisa Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.N.A.25 June 1846MurshidabadN.A.Girl
Umdat-un-nisa Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.mursidabad.10 November 1842Sayyid Talib Husain khan Bahadur, son of Mumtaz-ud-Daulah, Sayyid Abdul Qasim Khan Bahadur of Raj Mahal.Brij Mahal BakhshGirl
Wahid-un-nisa Begum SahibaN.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.Girl