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Date transcribed2011-08-00
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Muhammad    
First Name(s)  Reza Khan    
Birth Year  ?    
Death Year  1785?    
Entry  Son-in-law of Rabia Begam : when Mir Jafar was Nawab Nazim of Bengal for the second time, he was Governor of Dacca, but Nuncomar's influence with the Nawab led to his dismissal from the Governorship of Dacca, and he was brought as a prisoner to Murshidabad. On the downfall of Nuncomar, Clive appointed Reza Khan to be Deputy to Nawab Najm-ud-daula : next he was sent by Clive to Azimabad (Patna) as Governor to recover sums due to Government : he was then made Deputy Nazim by the English when they obtained the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa : in 1772 he was charged by Warren Hastings with misappropriation of revenue and brought to Calcutta for trial, but was acquitted : then joined the party of General Clavering, who procured for him the post of Deputy to Nawab Mubarak-ud-daula, and the Faujdari of Murshidabad, but, soon after General Clavering's death, he lost power and was dismissed : in 1780 he was in power for the third time as General Faujdar : died about 1785 at Murshidabad.     
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