{"slug": "nawabs-of-bengal", "label": "Nawabs of Bengal", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawabs_of_Bengal", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2637089", "qid": "Q2637089", "description": "former nobility of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, present-day Bangladesh and India", "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [1679, 1765], "span_label": ["1679 CE", "1765 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Nawab of Bengal", "Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad"], "related": [{"slug": "east-india-company", "label": "East India Company", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "mughal-empire", "label": "Mughal Empire", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "bangladesh", "label": "Bangladesh", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mughal-emperor", "label": "Mughal Emperor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "aurangzeb", "label": "Aurangzeb", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dhaka", "label": "Dhaka", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1679, "year_label": "1679 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 6", "text": "October 6 – Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb returns control of Bengal to the local Nawab of Murshidabad after removing his son, Prince Qutb-ud-Din Muhammad Azam, from the position of Mughal Governor of Dhaka.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366669253#October–December", "title": "1679", "revid": 1366669253, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1717, "year_label": "1717 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Murshid Quli Khan declares himself the first Nawab of the Bengal Subah. The Nawabs of Bengal will effectively function as near-sovereign rulers of Bengal while being nominally loyal to the Mughal Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366802832#Date_unknown", "title": "1717", "revid": 1366802832, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1727, "year_label": "1727 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 1", "text": "July 1 – In India, Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan becomes the new Nawab of Bengal after the death of his father-in-law, Murshid Quli Khan. At the time, Bengal consists of what is now the nation of Bangladesh and the southeast Indian state of West Bengal and is subservient to the Mughal Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360176234#July–September", "title": "1727", "revid": 1360176234, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1757, "year_label": "1757 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 5", "text": "February 5 – The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, leads an attempt to retake Calcutta from the British. With just 1,900 soldiers and sailors, but superior cannon power, General Robert Clive forces the Nawab's much larger force into a retreat. The British sustain 194 casualties, but the Bengalis suffer 1,300.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370632620#January–March", "title": "1757", "revid": 1370632620, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1763, "year_label": "1763 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "July 7", "text": "July 7 – The British East India Company declares Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal, to be deposed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360202149#July–September", "title": "1763", "revid": 1360202149, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1764, "year_label": "1764 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 22", "text": "October 22 – Battle of Buxar: The British East India Company defeats the combined armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal, the Nawab of Awadh, and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363539304#October–December", "title": "1764", "revid": 1363539304, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1765, "year_label": "1765 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 29", "text": "January 29 – One week before his death, Mir Jafar, who had been enthroned as the Nawab of Bengal and ruler of the Bengali people with the support and protection of the British East India Company, abdicates in favor of his 18-year-old son, Najmuddin Ali Khan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373039097#January–March", "title": "1765", "revid": 1373039097, "section": "Events › January–March"}}]}