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Rulers of the state of Awadh (Oudh) in India (1722–1858) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nawab of Awadh or Nawab of Oudh /ˈaʊd/ was the title of the rulers of Kingdom of Awadh (anglicised as Oudh) in northern India during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to an Iranian dynasty[1][2][3] of Sayyid origin[4][5] from Nishapur, Iran. In 1724, Nawab Sa'adat Khan established the Kingdom of Awadh with their capital in Faizabad and Lucknow.
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Seal of the Kingdom of Awadh | |
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First monarch | Saadat Ali Khan I |
Last monarch | Birjis Qadr |
Formation | 26 January 1722 |
Abolition | 3 March 1858 |
Residence | Chattar Manzil |
The Nawabs of Awadh were semi-autonomous rulers within the fragmented polities of Mughal India after the death of Aurangzeb in 1707. They fought wars with the Peshwa, the Battle of Bhopal (1737) against the Maratha Confederacy (which was opposed to the Mughal Empire), and the Battle of Karnal (1739) as courtiers of the Moghul.[6]
The Nawabs of Awadh, along with many other Nawabs, were regarded as members of the nobility of the Mughal Empire. They joined Ahmad Shah Durrani during the Third Battle of Panipat (1761) and restored Shah Alam II (r. 1760–1788 and 1788–1806) to the imperial throne. The Nawab of Awadh also fought the Battle of Buxar (1764) preserving the interests of the Moghul. Oudh State eventually declared itself independent from the rule of the Moghul in 1818.[7]
All of these rulers of the Royal House of Awadh used the title of Nawab from 1722 onward:
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Burhan ul Mulk Sa'adat Khan برہان الملک سعادت خان |
Saadat Ali Khan I | 1680 Nishapur, Khurasan, Safavid dynasty, Persia | 1722 – 19 March 1739 | 1739 |
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Abul-Mansur Khan Safdar Jung ابو المنصور خان صفدرجنگ |
Muhammad Muqim | 1708 | 1739 – 5 October 1754 | 1754 |
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Shuja-ud-Daula شجاع الدولہ |
Jalal-ud-din Haider Abul-Mansur Khan | 1732 | 1754 – 26 January 1775 | 1775 |
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Asaf-ud-Daula آصف الدولہ |
Muhammad Yahya Mirza Amani | 1748 | 26 January 1775 – 20 April 1797 | 1798 |
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Asif Jah Mirza | Wazir Ali Khan وزیر علی خان |
1780 | 21 September 1797 – 21 January 1798 | 1817 |
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Yamin-ud-Daula | Saadat Ali Khan II سعادت علی خان |
1752 | 21 January 1798 – 11 July 1814 | 1814 |
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Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah |
Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah غازی الدیں حیدر شاہ |
1769 | 11 July 1814 – 19 October 1827 | 1827 |
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Abul- Mansur Qutub-ud-din Sulaiman jah | Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah ناصر الدیں حیدر شاہ |
1803 | 19 October 1827 – 7 July 1837 | 1837 |
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Abul Fateh Moin-ud-din | Muhammad Ali Shah محمّد علی شاہ |
1777 | 7 July 1837 – 7 May 1842 | 1842 |
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Najm-ud-Daula Abul-Muzaffar Musleh-ud-din | Amjad Ali Shah امجد علی شاہ |
1801 | 7 May 1842 – 13 February 1847 | 1847 |
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Abul-Mansur Mirza | Wajid Ali Shah واجد علی شاہ |
1822 | 13 February 1847 – 11 February 1856 | 1 September 1887 |
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Mohammadi Khanum | Begum Hazrat Mahal بیگم حضرت محل |
1820 | 11 February 1856 – 5 July 1857 Wife of Wajid Ali Shah and mother of Birjis Qadra (in rebellion) |
7 April 1879 |
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Ramzan Ali رمضان علی |
Birjis Qadr بر جیس قدر |
1845 | 5 July 1857 – 3 March 1858 (in rebellion) |
14 August 1893 |
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