| Nawwâbs of Bengal | |
|---|---|
| Najimuddin Ali Khan, Najm ud-Dawlah | 1765-1766 |
| Diwani of Bengal taken by East India Company, 1765 | |
| Najabut Ali Khan, Saif ud-Dawlah | 1766-1770 |
| Ashraf Ali Khan | 1770 |
| Mubaraq Ali Khan | 1770-1793 |
| Nizamat of Bengal taken by East India Company, 1793 | |
| Baber Ali Khan | 1793-1810 |
| Zainul Abedin Ali Khan | 1810-1821 |
| Ahmad Ali Khan | 1821-1824 |
| Mubarak Ali Khan II | 1824-1838 |
| Mansur Ali Khan | 1838-1880, d.1884 |
| Nawwâbs of Murshidabad | |
| Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur | 1880-1906 |
| Wasif Ali Mirza Khan | 1906-1959 |
| Waris Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur | 1959-1969 |
The next step occurred in 1772, when Warren Hastings, as the first British Governor General of India, moved to take over in all its details the functions of the Diwani. At the same time, the British informally took over the Nizamat, the criminal and police administration of Bengal, including the courts, leaving the Nawwâb with no remaining public duties. He was, however, left unmolested with his pension at the capital of Murshidabad. The Nizamat was not formally assumed by the Company until 1793.
The Nawwâb at least remained so in name until 1880, when Mansur Ali Khan, the last Nawwâb of Bengal, was deposed. His son, however, Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur, succeeded with the title Nawwâb of Murshidabad. This line of Nawwâbs continued until 1969, when the main line died out and the succession was left in dispute.
The first President of Pakistan in 1956, Iskander Mirza, was the son of Mohammad Fateh Ali, the grandson of Bahadur Syed Iskander Ali, and the great grandson of no less than the Nawwâb Mansur Ali Khan.
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