Najmuddin Ali Khan or Najm ud-din Ali Khan, better known as Najm-ud-Daulah, was the Nawab of Bengal and Bihar from 1765 to 1766. He was the second son of Mir Jafar.
Nazam ud Daulah
Mir Jafar was a commander-in-chief or general, who became the first dependent nawab of Bengal within the support of the East India Company. His reign has been considered by many historians as the star
Najmuddin Ali Khan
…known as Najm-ud-Daulah (or Nazam-ud-Daulah) (c. 1747 – 8 May 1766), was the Nawab of Bengal and Bihar from 1765 to 1766. He was the second son of Mir Jafar. Najm-ud-Daulah was crowned as the Nawab following the death of his father Mir Jafar. During his coronation he was only 15 years old. He ascended to…
Mir Jafar (left) and his eldest son, Mir Miran (right).
Jafar and his son Miran delivering the Treaty of 1757 to William Watts
1894 illustration of Shah Alam II reviewing the British East India Company's troops in 1781
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, meeting with Jafar after Plassey, by Francis Hayman.