Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan

Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan
Mīrzā Motamul ul-Mulk (Guardian of the country) Shuja ud-Daula (Hero of the state) Asad Jang (Lion in War)
2nd Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Reign	1 July 1727 – 26 August 1739
Predecessor	Murshid Quli Khan
Successor	Sarfaraz Khan
Born	c. 1670 Burhanpur, Deccan Plateau, Mughal Empire
Died	26 August 1739(1739-08-26) (aged 68–69) Murshidabad, Bengal
Burial	Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
Spouse	Zainab un-nisa Begum ​ ​ (m. 1686)​ Azmat un-nisa Begum Sahiba ​ ​ (m. 1712)​ Durdana Begum Sahiba ​ ​ (m. 1718)​
Issue	Mirza Asadullah Khan Mirza Muhammad Taqi Khan Bahadur Nafissa Begum Sahiba Durdana Begum Sahiba
Names Mirza Shuja ud-din Muhammad Khan (Mirza Deccani)
Dynasty	Nāṣirī
Father	Nawab Jan Muhammad Khan (Mirza Nur ud-din Muhammad)

Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan was the second Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. He married Zainab un-nisa Begum and Azmat un-nisa Begum, the daughters of Murshid Quli Khan by Nasiri Banu Begum. Shuja-ud-Din's third wife was Durdana Begum Sahiba. After the death of his father-in-law on 30 June 1727, he ascended to the Masnad (throne) of the Nawab.