Tags: Monarch.

Mir Qasim (also spelt Mir Kasim; full name:Mir Kasim Ali Khan) (d. May 8 1777) was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763. He was installed as Nawab by the British East India Company replacing Mir Jafar his father-in-law who had himself been installed by the British after his role in the Battle of Plassey. However Mir Jafar had started to assert independence by trying to tie up with the Dutch East India Company.

Nawab_Mir_Qasim.jpg
active years end year
1763-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1760-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
1777-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Delhi
predecessor
Mir Jafar
successor
Mir Jafar
title
Ali Jah (Of High Rank), Etmaz ud-Daula (Politician of the state), Nasir ul-Mulk (Victor of the country), Nusrat Jang (Victorious in War)

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