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			{{Short description\|Eldest daughter of Nawab Alivardi Khan}}
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	{{Infobox royalty		{{Infobox royalty
	\|name = Ghaseti Begum		\|name = Ghaseti Begum
	\|image = ঘোসেটি বেগম.jpg		\|image = ঘোসেটি বেগম.jpg
	\|caption = ~~A painting~~ of Ghaseti Begum in the book ''Banglar Begum''		\|caption = Portrait of Ghaseti Begum, from the book ''Banglar Begum''.
	\|full name = Nawabzadi Meher un-Nisa Begum		\|full name = Nawabzadi Meher un-Nisa Begum
	\|father = [[Alivardi Khan]]		\|father = [[Alivardi Khan]]
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	'''Mehar un-Nisa Begum''' ({{~~lang-~~fa\|{{Nastaliq\|مهر النساء بیگم}}}}), better known as '''Ghaseti Begum''' ({{~~lang-~~bn\|ঘসেটি বেগম\|Ghôśeṭi Begôm}}), was the eldest daughter of [[Alivardi Khan]], [[Nawab of Bengal]], [[Bihar]] and [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]] during ~~1740–1758~~.<ref name=bpedia/>		'''Mehar un-Nisa Begum''' ({{langx\|fa\|{{Nastaliq\|مهر النساء بیگم}}}}), better known as '''Ghaseti Begum''' ({{langx\|bn\|ঘসেটি বেগম\|Ghôśeṭi Begôm}}), was the eldest daughter of [[Alivardi Khan]], [[Nawab of Bengal]], [[Bihar]] and [[Orissa, India\|Orissa]] during 1740–1756.<ref name=bpedia/>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Ghaseti Begum was the eldest daughter of Nawab [[Alivardi Khan]], the [[Nawab of Bengal]], and Princess Sharfunnisa, the paternal aunt of [[Mir Jafar]]. Her paternal grandfather was Mirza Muhammad Madani, who was of either [[Arabs\|Arab]] or [[Turkic peoples\|Turkic]] descent, the son of a foster-brother of the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] emperor [[Aurangzeb~~]]; Madani himself began his career as a [[cup-bearer]] under the latter's son [[Muhammad Azam Shah\|Azam Shah~~]].<ref name="Sarkar1948">{{cite book\|last=Sarkar\|first=Jadunath\|author-link=Jadunath Sarkar\|title=The History of Bengal\|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.283729/page/n447/mode/2up\|volume=II\|year=1948\|publisher=University of Dhaka\|location=Dhaka\|isbn=978-81-7646-239-6\|page=436}}</ref><ref name="Sensarma1977">{{cite book\|author=P. Sensarma\|title=The Military History of Bengal\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l8ABAAAAMAAJ\|year=1977\|publisher=Darbari Udjog\|location=Kolkata\|page=172}}</ref> Her paternal grandmother belonged to the Turkic [[Afshar (tribe)\|Afshar]] tribe of [[Greater Khorasan\|Khorasan]]. Through her, she was a ~~niece~~ of [[Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan]], the two having shared a common ancestor in Nawab Aqil Khan.<ref name="Sarkar1948"/><ref>{{cite journal\|last=Subhan\|first=Abdus\|title=Early Career of Nawab Ali Vardi Khan of Bengal\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=js8VAQAAMAAJ\|journal=Journal of Indian History\|volume=XLVIII\|issue=III\|year=1970\|publisher=University of Kerala\|location=Trivandrum\|page=536}}</ref>		Ghaseti Begum was the eldest daughter of Nawab [[Alivardi Khan]], the [[Nawab of Bengal]], and Princess Sharfunnisa, the paternal aunt of [[Mir Jafar]]. Her paternal grandfather was Mirza Muhammad Madani, who was of either [[Arabs\|Arab]] or [[Turkic peoples\|Turkic]] descent, the son of a foster-brother of the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] emperor [[Aurangzeb]].<ref name="Sarkar1948">{{cite book\|last=Sarkar\|first=Jadunath\|author-link=Jadunath Sarkar\|title=The History of Bengal\|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.283729/page/n447/mode/2up\|volume=II\|year=1948\|publisher=University of Dhaka\|location=Dhaka\|isbn=978-81-7646-239-6\|page=436}}</ref><ref name="Sensarma1977">{{cite book\|author=P. Sensarma\|title=The Military History of Bengal\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l8ABAAAAMAAJ\|year=1977\|publisher=Darbari Udjog\|location=Kolkata\|page=172}}</ref> Her paternal grandmother belonged to the Turkic [[Afshar (tribe)\|Afshar]] tribe of [[Greater Khorasan\|Khorasan]]. Through her, she was a relative of [[Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan]], the two having shared a common ancestor in Nawab Aqil Khan.<ref name="Sarkar1948"/><ref>{{cite journal\|last=Subhan\|first=Abdus\|title=Early Career of Nawab Ali Vardi Khan of Bengal\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=js8VAQAAMAAJ\|journal=Journal of Indian History\|volume=XLVIII\|issue=III\|year=1970\|publisher=University of Kerala\|location=Trivandrum\|page=536}}</ref>

	Ghaseti Begum married her paternal cousin, [[Nawazish Muhammad Khan]], who was the [[Naib Nazim of Dhaka]].<ref name=bpedia>{{cite Banglapedia\|author=Iqbal, Shahriyar ZR\|article=Ghaseti Begum}}</ref> Being childless, the couple adopted [[Ikram ud-Daulah]], the son of her younger sister [[Amina Begum]]. But Ikram ud-Daulah died of [[smallpox]] at a young age.<ref name=bpedia/> Soon after Nawazish Muhammad also died from grief.<ref name=bpedia/> Ghaseti Begum inherited vast wealth from her husband.		Ghaseti Begum married her paternal cousin, [[Nawazish Muhammad Khan]], who was the [[Naib Nazim of Dhaka]].<ref name=bpedia>{{cite Banglapedia\|author=Iqbal, Shahriyar ZR\|article=Ghaseti Begum}}</ref> Being childless, the couple adopted [[Ikram ud-Daulah]], the son of her younger sister [[Amina Begum]]. But Ikram ud-Daulah died of [[smallpox]] at a young age.<ref name=bpedia/> Soon after Nawazish Muhammad also died from grief.<ref name=bpedia/> Ghaseti Begum inherited vast wealth from her husband.{{fact\|date=September 2024}}

	==Conspiracy against Siraj ud-Daulah==		==Conspiracy against Siraj ud-Daulah==

	After the death of [[Alivardi Khan\|Nawab Alivardi Khan]], Ghaseti Begum tried to enthrone Shaukat Jang, the son of her second sister.<ref name=bpedia/> But Siraj ud-Daulah managed to ascend to the power of [[Bengal]]. Eventually she secretly conspired against ~~him~~ with the help of [[Mir Jafar]], the chief of Alivardi Khan's army, along with the merchants [[Omichund]] and [[Jagat Seth]].		After the death of [[Alivardi Khan\|Nawab Alivardi Khan]], Ghaseti Begum tried to enthrone Shaukat Jang, the son of her second sister Maimuna Begum.<ref name=bpedia/> But court officials did not agree with her as there was a rumour that Shaukat Jang was the illegitimate son of Maimuna and [[Rajballabh Sen]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Lawford \|first=James Philip \|title=Britain's Army in India: From Its Origins to the Conquest of Bengal \|publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]] \|year=1978 \|isbn=9780049540200 \|language=en}}</ref> Due to this, Siraj ud-Daulah managed to ascend to the power of [[Bengal Subah\|Bengal]]. Eventually she secretly conspired against Siraj with the help of [[Mir Jafar]], the chief of Alivardi Khan's army, along with Rajballabh Sen, and the merchants [[Omichund]] and [[Jagat Seth]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=HT \|first=Team \|date=2018-01-12 \|title=Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah: The Last Independent Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa \|url=https://www.heritagetimes.in/nawab-siraj-ud-daulah \|access-date=2025-09-21 \|website=Heritage Times \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	==Death==		==Death==
	[[File:GhasetiBegum.jpg\|thumb\|Tomb of Ghaseti Begum at [[Khosbag]]]]		[[File:GhasetiBegum.jpg\|thumb\|Tomb of Ghaseti Begum at [[Khosbag]]]]
	After the fall of Siraj ud-Daulah in the [[Battle of Plassey]] in 1757, Ghaseti was imprisoned in the [[Jinjira Palace]] by Mir Jafar. But sensing danger, Miran, son of Mir Jafar, moved Ghaseti to [[Murshidabad]] in 1760.<ref>[http://murshidabad.net/history/history-topic-alivardi-khan.htm Murshidabad History]</ref> She was believed to have been drowned in the [[Buriganga River]] on the way by order of Miran.<ref name="Rabbani1997">{{cite book\|last=Rabbani\|first=Golam\|title=Dhaka, from Mughal outpost to metropolis\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9YLjAAAAMAAJ\|accessdate=5 November 2012\|year=1997\|publisher=University Press Ltd.\|isbn=978-984-05-1374-1\|page=94}}</ref>		After the fall of Siraj ud-Daulah in the [[Battle of Plassey]] in 1757, Ghaseti was imprisoned in the [[Jinjira Palace]] by Mir Jafar. But sensing danger, Miran, son of Mir Jafar, moved Ghaseti to [[Murshidabad]] in 1760.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://murshidabad.net/history/history-topic-alivardi-khan.htm \|title=Murshidabad History \|access-date=24 May 2011 \|archive-date=9 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309144640/http://www.murshidabad.net/history/history-topic-alivardi-khan.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref> She was believed to have been drowned in the [[Buriganga River]] on the way by order of Miran.<ref name="Rabbani1997">{{cite book\|last=Rabbani\|first=Golam\|title=Dhaka, from Mughal outpost to metropolis\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9YLjAAAAMAAJ\|accessdate=5 November 2012\|year=1997\|publisher=University Press Ltd.\|isbn=978-984-05-1374-1\|page=94}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	{{Murshidabad topics}}		{{Murshidabad topics}}

	[[Category:~~History~~ of Bengal]]		[[Category:Nawabs of Bengal]]
	~~[[Category:History of Bangladesh~~]]
	[[Category:Indian Shia Muslims]]		[[Category:Indian Shia Muslims]]
	[[Category:18th-century Indian women]]		[[Category:18th-century Indian women]]
	[[Category:People from Murshidabad district]]		[[Category:People from Murshidabad district]]

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{{Infobox royalty
|name = Ghaseti Begum
|image = ঘোসেটি বেগম.jpg
|caption = A painting of Ghaseti Begum in the book ''Banglar Begum''
|full name = Nawabzadi Meher un-Nisa Begum
|father = [[Alivardi Khan]]
|spouse = [[Nawazish Muhammad Khan]]
|religion =
}}
'''Mehar un-Nisa Begum''' ({{lang-fa|{{Nastaliq|مهر النساء بیگم}}}}), better known as '''Ghaseti Begum''' ({{lang-bn|ঘসেটি বেগম|Ghôśeṭi Begôm}}), was the eldest daughter of [[Alivardi Khan]], [[Nawab of Bengal]], [[Bihar]] and [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] during 1740–1758.<ref name=bpedia/>

==Early life==
Ghaseti Begum was the eldest daughter of Nawab [[Alivardi Khan]], the [[Nawab of Bengal]], and Princess Sharfunnisa, the paternal aunt of [[Mir Jafar]]. Her paternal grandfather was Mirza Muhammad Madani, who was of either [[Arabs|Arab]] or [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] descent, the son of a foster-brother of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor [[Aurangzeb]]; Madani himself began his career as a [[cup-bearer]] under the latter's son [[Muhammad Azam Shah|Azam Shah]].<ref name="Sarkar1948">{{cite book|last=Sarkar|first=Jadunath|author-link=Jadunath Sarkar|title=The History of Bengal|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.283729/page/n447/mode/2up|volume=II|year=1948|publisher=University of Dhaka|location=Dhaka|isbn=978-81-7646-239-6|page=436}}</ref><ref name="Sensarma1977">{{cite book|author=P. Sensarma|title=The Military History of Bengal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l8ABAAAAMAAJ|year=1977|publisher=Darbari Udjog|location=Kolkata|page=172}}</ref> Her paternal grandmother belonged to the Turkic [[Afshar (tribe)|Afshar]] tribe of [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]]. Through her, she was a niece of [[Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan]], the two having shared a common ancestor in Nawab Aqil Khan.<ref name="Sarkar1948"/><ref>{{cite journal|last=Subhan|first=Abdus|title=Early Career of Nawab Ali Vardi Khan of Bengal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=js8VAQAAMAAJ|journal=Journal of Indian History|volume=XLVIII|issue=III|year=1970|publisher=University of Kerala|location=Trivandrum|page=536}}</ref>

Ghaseti Begum married her paternal cousin, [[Nawazish Muhammad Khan]], who was the [[Naib Nazim of Dhaka]].<ref name=bpedia>{{cite Banglapedia|author=Iqbal, Shahriyar ZR|article=Ghaseti Begum}}</ref> Being childless, the couple adopted [[Ikram ud-Daulah]], the son of her younger sister [[Amina Begum]]. But Ikram ud-Daulah died of [[smallpox]] at a young age.<ref name=bpedia/> Soon after Nawazish Muhammad also died from grief.<ref name=bpedia/> Ghaseti Begum inherited vast wealth from her husband.

==Conspiracy against Siraj ud-Daulah==

After the death of [[Alivardi Khan|Nawab Alivardi Khan]], Ghaseti Begum tried to enthrone Shaukat Jang, the son of her second sister.<ref name=bpedia/> But Siraj ud-Daulah managed to ascend to the power of [[Bengal]]. Eventually she secretly conspired against him with the help of [[Mir Jafar]], the chief of Alivardi Khan's army, along with the merchants [[Omichund]] and [[Jagat Seth]].

==Death==
[[File:GhasetiBegum.jpg|thumb|Tomb of Ghaseti Begum at [[Khosbag]]]]
After the fall of Siraj ud-Daulah in the [[Battle of Plassey]] in 1757, Ghaseti was imprisoned in the [[Jinjira Palace]] by Mir Jafar. But sensing danger, Miran, son of Mir Jafar, moved Ghaseti to [[Murshidabad]] in 1760.<ref>[http://murshidabad.net/history/history-topic-alivardi-khan.htm Murshidabad History]</ref> She was believed to have been drowned in the [[Buriganga River]] on the way by order of Miran.<ref name="Rabbani1997">{{cite book|last=Rabbani|first=Golam|title=Dhaka, from Mughal outpost to metropolis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9YLjAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=5 November 2012|year=1997|publisher=University Press Ltd.|isbn=978-984-05-1374-1|page=94}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Nawabs of Bengal]]
* [[History of Bengal]]
* [[History of Bangladesh]]
* [[History of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Murshidabad topics}}

[[Category:History of Bengal]]
[[Category:History of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Indian Shia Muslims]]
[[Category:18th-century Indian women]]
[[Category:People from Murshidabad district]]

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