page_title: Hassan Ali Mirza
section_title: Childhood
hierarchical_section_title: Hassan Ali Mirza / Life / Childhood
context_page_description: His Highness Nawab Sir Sayyid Hassan Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur GCIE was the eldest son of Mansur Ali Khan, the last Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. He succeeded his father, Mansur Ali Khan, as the first Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad as the title of Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa was abolished in 1880. His installation ceremony was performed in the Throne Room of Hazarduari Palace on 27 March 1883 by Sir Rivers Thompson, the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal. The sanad conferring the hereditary title of Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad was however dated 17 February 1882. At his death in 1906, he was succeeded by his son, Wasif Ali Mirza.
context_section_description: Hassan Ali was known as Burra Sahib in his childhood and he showed signs of extraordinary intelligence in his childhood. He was born on 25 August 1846 as the eldest son of Mansur Ali Khan by his one of his principal wives, Mehr Lekha Begum. He received his early lessons in English, Persian and Arabic.
  He was educated at La Martiniere College in Lucknow. In 1865, he was sent to England to complete his education, where he was accompanied by his younger half brothers, Husain Ali Mirza Bahadur (Mujli Sahib) and Muhammad Ali Mirza Bahadur (Amir Sahib), in company with Colonel Herbert. The young prince was provided with all kinds of amusements. They were kept in a hotel in South Kensington. They also attende the then Prince of Wales, Edward VII's Levée, to which the right of private entry was granted to them. Hassan Ali met Robert Clive's granddaughter, Lady Williams and he received attention from all sides. He was also introduced to Her Majesty Queen Victoria by the state's secretary. They visited many places like Sandgate, Dover Castle, Southsea, Chester, Manchester and so on.  While leaving London in December 1856 they traveled back to Calcutta through France, Italy and Malta, visiting the many famous and reputed cities like Paris, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples and so on. Hassan Ali's second foreign visit, rather English visit, was with his father, Mansur Ali Khan in March 1869.
caption: Hassan Ali (middle), and two of his sons- Wasif Ali (left) and Nasir Ali (right).
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