Nawab Sayyid Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur
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Sayyid
Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur (14 November 1901-1969), was the last Nawab of Murshidabad. He succeeded his father, Nawab Sayyid Wasif Ali Mirza Khan
, and ruled for ten years, from 1959-1969. Although he left three sons at his death in 1969, since then there has been no clear successor to the title.
Sayyid
Sayyid is an honorific title, it denotes males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husain ibn Ali, sons of the prophet's daughter Fatima Zahra and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib.Daughters of sayyids are given the titles Sayyida,...
Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur (14 November 1901-1969), was the last Nawab of Murshidabad. He succeeded his father, Nawab Sayyid Wasif Ali Mirza Khan
Nawab Sayyid Wasif Ali Mirza Khan
Sayyid Wasif Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur, KCSI, KCVO was a ruling Nawab of Murshidabad during 1906-1959. Educated at Rugby and at Trinity College, Oxford, he succeeded his father Nawab Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur at his death in 1906...
, and ruled for ten years, from 1959-1969. Although he left three sons at his death in 1969, since then there has been no clear successor to the title.