Alivardi Khan
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Alivardi Khan was the fourth Nawab of Bengal from 1740 to 1756. He toppled the Nasiri dynasty of Nawabs by defeating Sarfaraz Khan in 1740 and assumed power himself.
Alivardi Khan with a courtier, Murshidabad, c. 1745
Alivardi Khan hosting his nephew Shahamat Jang’s adoption of his grandson Ikram ud-Daula after the death of Ikram's father Zain ud-Din Ahmed Khan in Patna. c. 1748
Capture of two prisoners at an important battle by Aliverdi Khan
Ghaseti Begum
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Mehar un-Nisa Begum, better known as Ghaseti Begum, was the eldest daughter of Alivardi Khan, Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa during 1740–1756.
Portrait of Ghaseti Begum, from the book Banglar Begum.
Tomb of Ghaseti Begum at Khosbag