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Ghaseti Begum Spouse Nawazish Muhammad Khan Shahmat Jang Full name Meher-un-Nisa Begum Father Ali Vardi Khan Religion Islam Ghaseti Begum was the eldest daughter of Ali Vardi Khan, Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa during 1740-1758.[1]
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Early life
Ghaseti Begum married her cousin, Nawazish Muhammad Khan Shahmat Jang, the Naib-Nazim of Dhaka.[1] Being childless, the couple adopted Ikramuddaula, the younger brother of Siraj ud-Daulah. But Ikramuddaula died of young age in small pox.[1] Soon after Nawazish Muhammad also died from grief.[1] Ghaseti Begum inherited vast wealth from her husband.
Conspiracy against Siraj ud-Daulah
After the death of Nawab Ali Vardi Khan, Ghaseti Begum tried to enthrone Shawkat Jang, the son of her second sister.[1] But Siraj ud-Daulah managed to ascend to the power of Bengal. Eventually she secretly conspired against him with the help of Mir Jafar, the chief of Ali Vardi Khan's army, along with the merchants Umi Chand and Jagat Sheth.
Death
After the fall of Siraj ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey in 1757, Ghaseti was imprisoned in Jinjira Palace by Mir Jafar. But sensing danger, Miran, son of Mir Jafar, moved Ghaseti to Murshidabad in 1760.[2] She was believed to be drown in Buriganga River on the way.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Shahriyar ZR Iqbal, Ghaseti Begum, Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Retrieved: 2011-05-24
- ^ Murshidabad History
Categories:- History of Bengal
- History of Bangladesh
- History of medieval India
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