Haji Hassan Khan
Haji Hassan Khan was Nawab of Masulipatam. He was second son of Nawab Muhammad Taqi Khan Bahadur who in turn was Nawab of Masulipatam.
Haji Hassan Khan | |
|---|---|
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Mughal Empire |
| Service/ | Nawab of Masulipatam |
| Rank | Mansabdar, Faujdar, Subedar, Nawab |
| Battles/wars | Carnatic Wars |
Official name
His official name was Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Hasan Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Masulipatam.
Life
He entered the Nizam's service and appointed to a large mansab. A firman from him authorized the French Representative Fouquet, then chief of the Company at Machilipatnam to set up a loge[1] at Yanaon in the year 1731.
He became faujdar of the Northern Circars between 1758 and 1765. Finally he surrendered the government to the HEIC in return for a substantial pension and jagirs. He was greatest of all nawabs of masulipatam.
Death
He died at Masulipatam in 1771.
Titles held
Haji Hassan Khan | ||
| Preceded by Nawab Muhammad Taqi Khan Bahadur |
Nawab of Masulipatam 1731*–1771 |
Succeeded by Subhan Bakhsh |
| Preceded by French East Indian Company |
Faujdar of Northern Circars 1758–1765 |
Succeeded by British East India Company |
* He ascended throne sometime before 1731.
See also
References
- Loge : trade zone where the French enjoyed legal and fiscal privileges
External links
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