| Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan | |||||
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| Mīrzā Motamul ul-Mulk (Guardian of the country) Shuja ud-Daula (Hero of the state) Asad Jang (Lion in War) | |||||
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| Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa | |||||
| Reign | 1 July 1727 – 26 August 1739 | ||||
| Predecessor | Murshid Quli Khan | ||||
| Successor | Sarfaraz Khan | ||||
| Born | c. 1670 Burhanpur, Deccan Plateau, Mughal Empire | ||||
| Died | 26 August 1739 (aged 68–69) Murshidabad, Bengal, Mughal Empire | ||||
| Burial | Murshidabad, West Bengal, India | ||||
| Spouse | Zainab un-nisa Begum
(m. 1686)Azmat un-nisa Begum Sahiba
(m. 1712)Durdana Begum Sahiba
(m. 1718) | ||||
| Issue | Mirza Asadullah Khan Mirza Muhammad Taqi Khan Bahadur Nafissa Begum Sahiba Durdana Begum Sahiba | ||||
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| Dynasty | Nāṣirī | ||||
| Father | Nawab Jan Muhammad Khan (Mirza Nur ud-din Muhammad) | ||||
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan was the second Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. He married Zainab un-nisa Begum and Azmat un-nisa Begum, the daughters of Murshid Quli Khan by Nasiri Banu Begum. Shuja-ud-Din's third wife was Durdana Begum Sahiba. After the death of his father-in-law on 30 June 1727, he ascended to the Masnad (throne) of the Nawab.