--- title: "Who ruler of Bengal had issued a coin named Zurbe Murshedabad?" description: "Who ruler of Bengal had issued a coin named Zurbe Murshedabad?" author: "Ranbir Sharma" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39531/who-ruler-of-bengal-had-issued-a-coin-named-zurbe-murshedabad category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Who ruler of Bengal had issued a coin named Zurbe Murshedabad? Who [ruler](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/20409/adolf-hitler-the-ruler) of Bengal had issued a coin [named](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82001/why-pakistan-missiles-are-named-after-muslim-invaders-who-attacked-india) Zurbe Murshedabad? ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Who ruler of Bengal had issued a coin named Zurbe Murshedabad?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a66fdd68-7c25-485b-81f8-638dc9ff791f/images/c2ce7eb2-efd2-4736-b6e1-2966818c6504.jpeg) (Murshid Quli Khan) **Murshid Quli Khan** also known as **Mohammad Hadi** was the **first Nawab of Bengal** who released the coin named **Zurbe Murshedabad**. Murshid Quli Khan served as the first Nawab of Bengal from **1717 to 1727**. The coin was released after Murshid Quli Khan was acknowledged by **Farrukhshiyar (Mughal emperor from 1713 to 1719)** on changing the name of **Makhsusabad to Murshidabad**. ![Who ruler of Bengal had issued a coin named Zurbe Murshedabad?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a66fdd68-7c25-485b-81f8-638dc9ff791f/images/13382b80-191c-4d1c-bcb6-a1b311e6a5f0.jpeg) Murshid Quli Khan was born in **1660** as a **Hindu Brahmin** in **Deccan Plateau**. He was brought up by **Haji Shafi** a **Mughal noble**. Murshid Quli Khan worked under the **Divan of Vidarbha** and it was during this time when Murshid Quli Khan caught the attention of the then emperor **Aurangzeb**. The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb sent Murshid Quli Khan to **Bengal** as the divan in **1700**. Murshid Quli Khan died on **30th June 1727** in **Murshidabad (district of the Indian state of West Bengal)**. ![Who ruler of Bengal had issued a coin named Zurbe Murshedabad?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a66fdd68-7c25-485b-81f8-638dc9ff791f/images/6ba47d47-2bf1-42cf-b524-0ed7e03b9dbe.jpeg) (coin released by Murshid Quli Khan) The **Indian** state of **West Bengal** is located in the **eastern** part of the **country** on the **Bay of Bengal**. The Indian state West Bengal shares its borders with the Indian states of **Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Sikkim** and **Assam**. West Bengal shares its **international borders** with **Bangladesh** to the **east** and with **Nepal** and **Bhutan** to the **north**. Established on **26th January 1950**, the state includes the **Ganges delta, the coastal Sundarbans, Rarh region** and the most famous **Darjeeling Himalayan hill region**. ![Who ruler of Bengal had issued a coin named Zurbe Murshedabad?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a66fdd68-7c25-485b-81f8-638dc9ff791f/images/b5ce31d9-8052-4966-8530-5eee96b2f69d.png) (location of West Bengal on the map of India) West Bengal covers an area of **88,752 sq km (34,267 sq mi)**. As per the **2011** census with a population of **91,347,736** people, West Bengal becomes the **fourth** most populous state of the country. The **literacy rate** of the state is **77.06%**. **Bengali** is the official language of the state. **Kolkata (earlier Calcutta)** is the capital city of the state of West Bengal. Kolkata is the **largest city** of the state and the **seventh largest city** in India. ![Who ruler of Bengal had issued a coin named Zurbe Murshedabad?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a66fdd68-7c25-485b-81f8-638dc9ff791f/images/b580ddb4-eb9b-486f-85e8-e129aab7e05c.jpeg)\ (map of West Bengal) \ \ \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39531/who-ruler-of-bengal-had-issued-a-coin-named-zurbe-murshedabad Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.