Ali Vardi Khan was the independent nawab or ruler of Bengal between 1740 and 1756. His real name was Mirza Vandae or Mirza Muhammad Ali. He hailed originally from Turkey and was a shiite muslim. His father was Mirza Muhammad Madani - an employee under india’s Mughal Empire ruler Aurangzeb’s son Azam Shah. Azam shah employed the sons of Mirza Muhammad when they got adult. After the death of Azam shah the family got into poverty. Muhammad Ali and Mirza Ahmed two brother were seeking for a job again and got employeed under Orissa’s subdedar Suza-ud-Din. After promoting in nawab status of Suza-ud-din the two brother's future prospects widened. In 1728, Suza-ud-din promoted Muhammad ali to ‘Fauzdar’ (General) and entitled him as Ali Vardi. In 1733, he was assigned as Bihar’s assistant Subedar (governor). Nawab (Urdu: نواب ) was originally the subadar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... Orissa (Hindi: ) (2001 provisional pop. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان) is an adherent of Islam. ... Shi‘as (the adjective in Arabic is شيعى shi‘i; English has traditionally used Shiite) which mean follower in Arabic make up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%-35% of all Muslim. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Nawab (Urdu: نواب ) was originally the subadar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Shi‘as (the adjective in Arabic is شيعى shi‘i; English has traditionally used Shiite) which mean follower in Arabic make up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%-35% of all Muslim. ... The Mughal Empire at its greatest extent. ... Aurangzeb (borrowed from early Persian, اورنگ‌زیب Awrang throne and Zayb beauty, ornament),(November 3, 1618 – March 3, 1707, also known as Alamgir I, was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 until 1707. ... Azam Shah (1653 - 1707) was the Mogul emperor of India in 1707. ... Orissa (Hindi: ) (2001 provisional pop. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ...

But, hunger for power was rising in the mind of Ali Vardi Khan. He started thinking to get the nawab’s power of Bengal. On 1740 he deposed Suza-ud-din from power, getting the Nawab status of Bengal and also got recognition from Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah.

Though he got into nawabi by force, he was an influencial and right governor for Bengal's people. During his time attacking of Maratha's were increasing frequently. It seemed nothing was possible to stop them. Then thinking of his countries prosperity, he gave share of power of Orissa with an regular annual donation of 14,00,000 taka. In this way he signed treaty with them. This is how inncent civilians was protected by Nawab Ali Vardi Khan. The Marāthās is a collective term referring to an Indo Aryan group of Hindu, Marathi-speaking castes of warriors and peasants hailing mostly from the present-day state of Maharashtra, who created a substantial empire, covering a major part of India, in the late 17th and 18th centuries... Orissa (Hindi: ) (2001 provisional pop. ... The Taka is the official currency of Bangladesh. ...

He died in 1756. His grandson Siraj-ud-Dowla succeeded Ali Vardi Khan as the Nawab of Bengal in April 1756 at the age of 27. Siraj-ud-daulah acquired much notoriety both among the British and the Indians. ...

References

• AliVardi Khan and his times, Author - K.K. Dutt
• Decisive Battle of India, G.B. Malleson, ISBN 81-7536-291-X , published by Books For All, 2002.