Ghaseti Begum
| Ghaseti Begum | |||||
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 Portrait of Ghaseti Begum, from the book Banglar Begum. | |||||
| Spouse | Nawazish Muhammad Khan | ||||
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| Father | Alivardi Khan | ||||
Mehar un-Nisa Begum (
Early life
Ghaseti Begum was the eldest daughter of Nawab
Ghaseti Begum married her paternal cousin, Nawazish Muhammad Khan, who was the Naib Nazim of Dhaka.[1] Being childless, the couple adopted Ikram ud-Daulah, the son of her younger sister Amina Begum. But Ikram ud-Daulah died of smallpox at a young age.[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
Death
After the fall of Siraj ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey in 1757, Ghaseti was imprisoned in the Jinjira Palace by Mir Jafar. But sensing danger, Miran, son of Mir Jafar, moved Ghaseti to Murshidabad in 1760.[5] She was believed to have been drowned in the Buriganga River on the way by order of Miran.[6]
See also
References
- ^ OL 30677644M. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7646-239-6.
- ^ P. Sensarma (1977). The Military History of Bengal. Kolkata: Darbari Udjog. p. 172.
- ^ Subhan, Abdus (1970). "Early Career of Nawab Ali Vardi Khan of Bengal". Journal of Indian History. XLVIII (III). Trivandrum: University of Kerala: 536.
- ^ Murshidabad History
- ISBN 978-984-05-1374-1. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
