Alivardi Khan
Nawab of Bengal
Died when: 114 years 335 days (1378 months)Star Sign: Taurus
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Alivardi Khan (1671 – 9 April 1756) was the Nawab of Bengal from 1740 to 1756.He toppled the Nasiri dynasty of Nawabs by defeating Sarfaraz Khan in 1740 and assumed power himself.
During much of his reign Alivardi encountered frequent Maratha raids under Raghuji Bhonsle, culminating in the surrender of the province of Orissa in a peace settlement in 1751.
He also faced separatist rebellions in Bihar as well as a revolt from his grandson Siraj ud-Daulah, though these were suppressed.
Alivardi spent the latter part of his reign rebuilding Bengal.He was a patron of the arts and resumed the policies of Murshid Quli Khan.
He maintained a politically neutral stance with the European powers in the subcontinent and prevented any infighting amongst them in his dominions.
He was succeeded by Siraj ud-Daulah in 1756.