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Nawab

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A title used for provincial rulers or high officials, especially in Mughal and post-Mughal Bengal.

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Explanation

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The nawabs of Bengal are crucial to the story of eighteenth-century regional power, revenue politics, European companies, and the crisis that led to Plassey.

Related Terms

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mughal-subahdiwanicolonial-rule