Ashraf Ali Khan

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{{Infobox royalty

| name = Ashraf Ali Khan

| image = TombAshrafAliKhan.jpg

| caption = Tomb of Ashraf Ali Khan at Jafarganj Cemetery.

| succession = Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar

| reign = 10 March 1770 – 24 March 1770

| coronation = 21 March 1770

| full name = Sayyid Ashraf 'Ali Khan

| birth_date = c. 1759

| birth_place = Murshidabad, Bengal Subah

| death_date = 24 March 1770

| death_place = Namak Haram Deorhi, Bengal Presidency

| burial_date =

| burial_place = Jafarganj Cemetery

| predecessor = Najabat Ali Khan

| successor = Mubarak Ali Khan

| queen = Sakina Begum

| spouse =

| issue = Sharif ud-din 'Ali Khan
(one son and three daughters)

| royal house =

| dynasty = Najafi

| father = Mir Jafar

| mother = Rahat un-Nisa Begum

| religion = Shia Islam

| signature =

}}

Sayyid Ashraf 'Ali Khan Bahadur ({{langx|bn|আশরাফ আলী খান}}; before 1759 – 24 March 1770), was Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar. He was the fourth son of Mir Jafar.

Life

He was adopted by his aunt, Nafisat un-Nisa Begum Sahiba (Manjhli Begum). On 11 March 1770, he was proclaimed as Nawab Nazim of Bengal and Bihar on the death of his elder brother Najabat Ali Khan. He was formally installed on the Khahar Balish, at Murshidabad Fort, 21 March 1770.

But shortly he died of smallpox, at Murshidabad Fort, 24 March 1770.

See also