Who among the following rulers of Bengal had issued a coin named Zurbe Murshedabad?
Q. Who among the following rulers of Bengal had issued a coin named Zurbe Murshedabad?
Answer: Murshid Quli Khan
Notes: Murshid Quli Khan was the First Nawab of Bengal whose reign in this capacity was from 1717 to 1727. He changed the name of Makhsusabad to Murshidabad and as soon as Farrukhsiyar acknowledged his changing the name of Makhsusabad to Murshidabad he released Zurbe Murshedabad coin, in his own new mint.

 

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