14 Facts About Sarfaraz Khan

However, circumstances led Shuja-ud-Din to nominate Sarfaraz as his heir and after Shuja-us-Din's death in 1739, Sarfaraz Khan again ascended to the Masnad as the Nawab of Bengal.

In 1734, Sarfaraz Khan succeeded his cousin, Mirza Lutfullah Tabrizi, as the Naib Nazim of Jahangirnagar.

Sarfaraz Khan had become the Diwan of Bengal for sometime early into the reign of his father Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan and later became the Nazim of Jahangir Nagar.

Sarfaraz Khan now set on foot an inquiry into the management of the public revenue of Azimabad, and recalled the troops that had been placed by his father under Alivardi Khan, and for whom during many years they had conceived an attachment.

Alivardi Sarfaraz Khan, daily informed of these events, resolved to avail himself of his acquaintance and connection with his friend Ishaq Sarfaraz Khan, at the court of Dehli, a nobleman who was now in complete possession of the Mughal Emperor's ear.

Sarfaraz Khan wrote to him a secret letter, in which he requested to have the patents of the three provinces transferred to himself, under promise of sending to court a present of a crore of rupees, besides the whole of Sarfaraz Khan's wealth.

Sarfaraz Khan was defeated and killed in the Battle of Giria on the banks of the river Bhagirathi, by the incumbent Alivardi Khan, the Nazim of Azimabad.

The outcome was decided early by Sarfaraz Khan falling to a bullet during the battle.

The primary cause for this debacle was that Sarfaraz never saw what was coming in the form of Alivardi Khan, and did not take precautionary measures in time.

Sarfaraz Khan was more concerned of the "bigger threat" Nadir Shah who was vandalising Delhi and Punjab.

Nadir had in fact written to Sarfaraz Khan which aggravated matters further.

The Nasiri Dynasty of Murshid Quli Sarfaraz Khan ended with his death.

Sarfaraz Khan had five sons and five daughters who never made it to the doors of power.

Alivardi Sarfaraz Khan had afterwards become the new Nawab of Bengal.