134 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVI, 
Kuli Khan, and who had married his grand daughter, to be 
Naib Nizam of Dacca. 
The Nawab Nazim Murshid Kuli Khan died in 1726 and was 
succeeded by his son-in-law Shujauddin, who confirmed Murshid 
Kuli, his own son-in-law, as Naib Nazim of Dacca. Murshid 
territory. 
In 1734 Murshid Kuli Khan was transferred to Orissa, and 
Sarfaraz Khan, son of the Nawab Nazim Shujauddin was ap- 
pointed Naib Nazim of Dacca: but he, preferring to remain in 
Murshedabad, appointed one Ghalibali Khan to administer Dacca 
for him with Jaswant Rai® as his Diwan. ‘The latter was 
a most capable officer and the revenues of Dacca flourished 
under his charge. Not only that, but the author of the Riaz- 
open it until he had succeeded in reducing the price of good 
gram to one seer of the bazar weight per Dirham as was cur- 
rent in the Nawab’s time.’’ 
The successor of Ghalib Ali Khan took over charge in 1737. 
He had been daroga of the Nawara (Superintendent of the Fleet) 
at Dacca. He married a daughter of Sarafaraz Khan. He was 
the name, and the only explanation would seem to be 
that Murad Ali came to be known ey his father’s name e 
case is not without parallel as we saw above that Nawab Mur- 
shid Kuli Khan 8 grandson was called Murshid Kuli Khan. 
_ It was at this time that Raja Raj Ballabh came into pro- 
minence. He belonged to a family that had settled in Bikram- 
! Stewart calls him Diwan. 
2 In 1755 he was employed by Siraj d ak 
Husainuddin Khan in Dacca. (See Gated Muacke, a rane we Eee 
4 : ‘Munshi Jasunat Rai who had ac- 
quired a good name amongst the peopl i i i 
might be tarnished, sellgned his office ot Dens reamed a psf 
