[citation needed] In 1790, the Queen of the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, asked, through Lord Cornwallis, for one of Nawab Mubarak ud-Daulah's daughters in marriage with her son.
The Nawab rejected the offer in the following terms, in a letter to Lord Cornwallis: Please request the Queen to pass over the matter.
—Nawab Nazim Mubarak ud-Daulah of Bengal Although, the Nawab, then had 13 daughters, and to some extent regarded himself as a servant of the Emperor, he, for family reasons, did not allow the marriage of one of the 13 with even such an honourable prince as the Prince of Delhi.
He was succeeded by his son, Baber Ali Khan after his death.
The following are the principal wives of Nawab Nazim Mubarak Ali Khan: The following are the mut‘ah wives of Nawab Nazim Mubarak Ali Khan: The following is the list of the children of Nawab Nazim Mubarak Ali Khan: