Kingdom of Bengale

The Kingdom of Bengale is a Puppet State of the German Empire and a former puppet state of the Indo-Persian Empire located in Bengale. It is located in the region formerly known as the Bengale Presidencey.

## History

### Origin

The Nawab of Bengal was the hereditary ruler of Bengal Subah in Mughal India. The *Nawab* of a princely state or autonomous province is comparable to the European title of Grand Duke. In the early 18th-century, the Nawab of Bengal was the *de facto* independent ruler of the three regions of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa which constitute the modern-day sovereign country of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. They are often referred to as the **Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa** (Bengali: বাংলা বিহার ও ওড়িশার নবাব). The Nawabs were based in Murshidabad which was centrally located within Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. Their chief deputy was the Naib Nazim of Dhaka.

Bengal Subah was one of the largest, wealthiest and most influential provinces in the Mughal Empire. In 1717, the Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar replaced the imperial viceroy of Bengal with the position of a hereditary Nawab. Murshid Quli Khan, a former prime minister, became the first Nawab. The Nawabs continued to issue coins in the name of the Mughal Emperor. But for all practical purposes, the Nawabs governed as independent monarchs. Bengal continued to contribute the largest share of funds to the imperial treasury in Delhi. The Nawabs, backed by bankers such as the Jagat Seth, became the financial backbone of the Mughal court. During the 18th-century, the Nawabs of Bengal were among the wealthiest rulers in the world.

The Nawabs of Bengal oversaw a period of proto-industrialization. The Bengal-Bihar-Orissa triangle was a major production center for cotton muslin cloth, silk cloth, shipbuilding, gunpowder, saltpetre, and metalworks. Factories were set up in Murshidabad, Dhaka, Patna, Sonargaon, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Cossimbazar, Balasore, Pipeli, and Hugli among other cities, towns, and ports. The region became a base for the British East India Company, the French East India Company, the Danish East India Company, the Austrian East India Company, the Ostend Company, and the Dutch East India Company.

The British company eventually rivaled the authority of the Nawabs. In the aftermath of the siege of Calcutta in 1756, in which the Nawab's forces overran the main British base, the East India Company dispatched a fleet led by Robert Clive who defeated the last independent Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey in 1757. Mir Jafar was installed as the puppet Nawab. His successor Mir Qasim attempted in vain to dislodge the British. The defeat of Nawab Mir Qasim of Bengal, Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula of Oudh, and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II at the Battle of Buxar in 1764 paved the way for British expansion across India. The South Indian Kingdom of Mysore led by Tipu Sultan overtook the Nawab of Bengal as the subcontinent's wealthiest monarchy; but this was short-lived and ended with the Anglo-Mysore War. The British then turned their sights on defeating the Marathas and Sikhs.

In 1772, Governor-General Warren Hastings shifted administrative and judicial offices from Murshidabad to Calcutta, the capital of the newly formed Bengal Presidency; and the *de facto* capital of British India. The Nawabs had lost all independent authority since 1757. In 1858, the British government abolished the symbolic authority of the Mughal court. After 1880, the descendants of the Nawabs of Bengal were recognized with a new title called *Nawab of Murshidabad* (Bengali: মুর্শিদাবাদের নবাব) with the status of a peerage.

### Puppet State of Indo-Persia

The Kingdom of Bengale had taken over the Bengal Presidency and created the great Kingdom of Bengale with the Nawab of Bengale as it's ruler. Wasif Ali Mirza Khan Bahadur was elected ruler of the country.

### Transfer to Germany

At the end of the War, Germany demanded Reza Shah give them Bengale so the Germans can maintain contact with the German Ost Pacific and have a trade hub to get Indo-Persian and Japanese goods. Abdol Hossein Farman Farma, President of the Privy Council of Indo-Persia advised Reza that it was wise to appease Germany since they are a powerful nation. Reza agreed and let the Germans get his Puppet State of Bengale as they also let the King rule as the monarch of the kingdom as a puppet.

## Government

The Government of Bengale is a Constitutional Monarchy in which the Nawab is a ceremonial ruler and a figurehead as the ruling of the Government is in the hands of the Reichkommissar (formerly called Satrap under Indo-Persia). The Reichkommissar appoints a Prime Minister to create a cabinet to represent the Kingdom diplomatically.

#### **Administrative Cabinet of the Bengale Reichkommisarat**

* **Reichkommissar:** A. K. Fazlul Huq Sir
* **Prime Minister:** Khwaja Nazimuddin
* **Foreign Minister:** Nwanm Khan Jorawar
* **Armament Minister:** Mehtar Saif ur-Rahman
* **Minister of Defense:** Mehdi Manjarani
* **Minister of Intelligence:** Dinshah Irani
* **Chief of Staff:** Rukn Nawab ud-Duala
* **Chief of Army:** Ali Rehman Khan
* **Chief of Navy:** Hedayat Gilanshah
* **Chief of Air Force:** Asghar Khan

## Military

### Army

The Army of Bengale consists of 3 Infantry Brigades, 2 Calvary Brigades and 1 Mechanized Infantry Brigade as their army. The Army was trained by the Japanese Army, Indo-Persian Army and the German Army.

### Navy

The Navy of Bengale consists of 12 Destroyers used as the defense of the Coastal borders. The Navy was trained by the Japanese Navy, Indo-Persian Navy and the German Navy.

### Air Force

The Air force consists of 100 Warplanes piloted by 100 Pilots trained by the Japanese Air Force, Indo-Persian Air Force and the German Air Force.

## Foreign Relations

* Colonial Relations with the German Empire.
* Great Relations with the Indo-Persian Empire and the Empire of Japan.
* Bad relations with the Kingdom of Britain.