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Who among the following was the follower of Zorastrianism?

  1. Murshid Quli Khan

  2. Asad Khan

  3. Khafi Khan

  4. Ayub Khan
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Murshid Quli Khan, originally named Mirza Hadi, was born into a Zoroastrian (Parsi) family in Persia before being sold as a slave and eventually converting to Islam. He rose to become the first Nawab of Bengal. The other options (Asad Khan, Khafi Khan, Ayub Khan) were Muslim nobles who did not have Zoroastrian origins.

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