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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Ahmad Ali Khan
| title = Baeran ul-Mulk (Administrator of the country)<br>Ihtisham ud-Daulah (Dignifier of the country)<br>Walla Jah (Of High Rank)<br>Nahabat Jang (Horror in War)
| image = Walla Jah.jpg
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| succession = [[Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad|Nawab Nazim of Bengal,Bihar and Orissa]]
| reign = 6 August 1821 – 30 October 1824
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| death_date = 30 October 1824
| death_place = Murshidabad Palace, [[Murshidabad]]
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| burial_place = [[Jafarganj Cemetery]]
| predecessor = [[Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan]]
| successor = [[Mubarak Ali Khan II]]
| spouse =
| issue = [[Mubarak Ali Khan II]]
| royal house =
| dynasty = Najafi
| father =
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| religion = [[Islam]]
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'''Sayyid Ahmad Ali Khan''' (died 30 October 1824), popularly known as '''Walla Jah''', was the [[Nawab of Bengal]], [[Bihar]] and [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]. He succeeded his half-brother, [[Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan]], after he died on 6 August 1821, without a male issue. Walla Jah was the Nawab of Bengal from 1821 to 1824.

==Life==

===Early years===
Ahmad Ali Khan, better known as Walla Jah, was the second son of [[Baber Ali Khan]] by his second principal wife. He succeeded his half brother, [[Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan]] after his death on 6 August 1821 as the Nawab Nazim of [[Bengal]], [[Bihar]] and [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] under the titles of ''Baeran ul-Mulk'' (Administrator of the country), ''Ihtisham ud-Daulah'' (Dignifier of the country), ''Walla Jah'' (Of High Rank) and ''Nahabat Jang'' (Horror in War).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4GkBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA75 Title received by Ahmad Ali Khan]</ref>

===Death and succession===
Walla Jah had a short reign of just three years from 1821 until his death on 30 October 1824 at [[Murshidabad]] Palace. He was buried at [[Jafarganj Cemetery]] and was succeeded by his only child, [[Mubarak Ali Khan II]] as the [[Nawab of Bengal]], Bihar and Orissa.

==Marriage==

===Principal wives===
Nawab Nazim Ahmad Ali Khan had only one principal wife as follows:
* H.H. Nawab '''''Najib-un-nisa Begum''''' Sahiba. She was a ''Gaddinashin Begum''. She died at [[Murshidabad]] Palace on 23 August 1858 and was buried at [[Jafarganj Cemetery]].

===Mut‘ah wives===
The following is a list of the [[Nikah mut‘ah|mut‘ah]] wives of Nawab Nazim Ahmad Ali Khan and some additional information about them:
* Name : Misri Khanum (d. Before-23 September 1837)
* Name : Fatima Khanum
* Name : Bibi Rahim-un-nisa
* Name : Bibi hayat-un-nisa

==Children==
Walla Jah had only one child, who was born as a son by his only principal wife, Najib-un-nisa Begum. He was [[Mubarak Ali Khan (Nawab of Bengal)|Mubarak Ali Khan II]] who succeeded Walla Jah as the Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

==See also==
*[[List of rulers of Bengal]]
*[[History of Bengal]]
*[[History of India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://murshidabad.net/history/history-topic-wala-jah.htm Site dedicated to Nawab Nazim Walla Jah]

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