The Emperor Bahadur Shah (ruled 1707-12). Oval; head and shoulders, facing left, wearing a scarlet coat, his left hand on the hilt of his sword. Inscribed: ‘Bahadar Shah.’
The Emperor Shah ‘Alam II (ruled 1759-1806). Oval; half length, facing left. wearing a fur-trimmed gold coat, and holding a book. Inscribed: ‘Shah Alum Emperour of Indoston.’
Sarfaraz Khan, Nawab of Bengal (ruled 1739-40). Facing right, seated on a crimson rug amongst crimson cushions and holding a rose; a low marble balustrade in the background. Inscribed: ‘Suffraz Khan.’
Hajji Ahmad, brother of ‘Alivardi Khan (see above), died 1748. Full length, facing right, wearing a white ‘jama’ and holding a bow and arrows; sandy ground with hills and trees on horizon. Inscribed: ‘Hadje Hamett Aliverdi Khan’s Brother.’
Shitab Rai, Diwan of Bihar for Mughal Emperor, later given sole authority over province of Azimabad by Council of Calcutta, died 1772. Facing left, seated on a white rug, leaning against a white cushion and holding a spray of roses in his right hand. Inscribed: ‘Sittab Roy Nabob of Patna.’
Mansur 'Ali Khan, Safdar Jang, Nawab of Oudh (1739-54)
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Mansur ‘Ali Khan, Safdar Jang, Nawab of Oudh (ruled 1739-54). Full length, facing right, wearing a fur-trimmed blue-green coat over a white ‘jama’, his left hand on the hilt of his sword. Sandy background with narrow line of hills and trees on the horizon. Inscribed: ‘Munsah Ali Khan Sujah Do...
‘Alivardi Khan, Nawab of Bengal (ruled 1740-56). Full length, facing right, in a white ‘jama’; sandy ground with hills and trees on the horizon. Inscribed: ‘Aliverdi Khan Nabob of Bengal.’