Farrukhsiyar

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Mughal emperor who formalized Bengal's nawabi phase

Farrukhsiyar's 1717 decision helped institutionalize Bengal's nawabi regime.

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Context

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Imperial recognition coexisted with increasing provincial fiscal-political autonomy in Bengal.

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.

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1704-1717

Murshid Quli Khan Shifts the Capital to Murshidabad

In the early eighteenth century, Murshid Quli Khan shifted Bengal's effective administrative center from Dhaka to Makhsudabad, later known as Murshidabad. The move strengthened centralized revenue management, aligned court and banking networks around a new political hub, and reoriented the province's governing geography before Plassey.

1717

Murshid Quli Khan Formally Appointed Nawab

In 1717, Murshid Quli Khan was formally appointed subahdar/nawab of Bengal, marking the institutional start of the nawabi regime. The arrangement preserved Mughal suzerainty while expanding provincial fiscal-political autonomy.