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❦Farrukhsiyar
Mughal emperor who formalized Bengal's nawabi phase
Farrukhsiyar's 1717 decision helped institutionalize Bengal's nawabi regime.
Biography
Context
In the context of Imperial recognition coexisted with increasing provincial fiscal-political autonomy in Bengal., Farrukhsiyar is recognized as Mughal emperor who formalized Bengal's nawabi phase. Farrukhsiyar's 1717 decision helped institutionalize Bengal's nawabi regime.
Contribution
His 1717 settlement formally elevated Murshid Quli Khan, marking a new phase of Bengal's quasi-autonomous nawabi administration.
Impact
The 1717 arrangement helped structure the political order that persisted until the Plassey crisis.
Timeline Placement
Farrukhsiyar appears in 2 linked timeline events, spanning 1704-1717 - 1717.
First Appearance
1704-1717
Latest Appearance
1717
Active Span
1704-1717 - 1717
Linked Events
2
Legacy Summary
The 1717 arrangement helped structure the political order that persisted until the Plassey crisis. This influence is reflected across 2 connected events.
References
Key sources for understanding this figure
Murshid Quli Khan
Banglapedia entry outlining Murshid Quli Khan's administrative role and the capital transfer context in early eighteenth-century Bengal.
Cited in: 2 events
A Comprehensive History of Modern Bengal, 1700-1950
A three-volume survey covering the Nawabi era, colonial remaking, and the freedom struggle through 1950.
Cited in: 1 events
Murshid Quli Khan
Banglapedia reference noting Murshid Quli Khan's appointment in 1717 and administrative centralization in Bengal.
Cited in: 1 events
Murshid Quli Khan
Britannica profile and contextual notes on Murshid Quli Khan and Bengal's early 18th-century reorganization.
Cited in: 1 events
Murshidabad
Background on why Murshidabad rose as the political and financial center of Bengal and how the city developed under the nawabs.
Cited in: 1 events
Murshidabad
Britannica summary noting the early eighteenth-century transfer of Bengal's capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad.
Cited in: 1 events
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