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The Fear of #Bargis (1741 to 1751)
1. My search for the origin of a lullaby (लोरी) made me write this thread. In the 17th century Murshidabad and not Kolkata was the centre of power in Bengal. Sarfaraz Khan was the maternal grandson of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan..cont..2
1. My search for the origin of a lullaby (लोरी) made me write this thread. In the 17th century Murshidabad and not Kolkata was the centre of power in Bengal. Sarfaraz Khan was the maternal grandson of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan..cont..2
2. of Bengal (Bengal, Bihar and Orissa)and he bacame Nawab after his maternal grandfather’s death. Alivardi Khan (of Arab descent)the Nazim of Azimabad(Patna) was under Sarfaraz Khan. Alivardi secretly promised to pay the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah one crore rupees...cont..3
3. in exchange for him becoming Nawab of Bengal (which included Bengal,Bihar,Orissa) Alivardi Khan defeated and killed Sarfaraz Khan in the Battle of Giria and became the Nawab of Bengal (1740-1756) in April 1740. Shuja-ud-Din (Subhadar of Orissa) not only sheltered ..cont..4
