Nawab of Bengal

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During the Mughal Empire, the Nawabs of Bengal were the subadars (provincial governors) or viceroys of the subah (province) of Bengal. Siraj Ud Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal and lost his state to Mir Jafar.

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