Nawab of Awadh

Nawab of Awadh (Oudh) DetailsFirst monarchSaadat KhanLast monarchBirjis QadrFormation26 January 1722Abolition3 March 1858ResidenceChattar Manzil

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 of Shia Islam.[4][5] from Nishapur, Iran. In 1724, Nawab Sa'adat Khan established the Kingdom of Awadh with their capital in Faizabad and Lucknow.

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 Empire (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 Mughal. Oudh State eventually declared itself independent from the rule of the Mughal in 1818.[7]

All of these rulers of the Royal House of Awadh used the title of Nawab from 1722 onward:

No. Portrait Titular Name Personal Name Birth Reign Death 1 Burhan ul Mulk Sa'adat Khanبرہان الملک سعادت خان Saadat Khanسعادت علی خان 1680 Nishapur, Khurasan, Safavid dynasty, Persia 1722 - 19 March 1739 1739 2 Abul-Mansur Khan Safdar Jungابو المنصور خان صفدرجنگ Muhammad Muqimمحمد مقیم 1708 1739 - 5 October 1754 1754 3 Shuja-ud-Daulaشجاع الدولہ Jalal-ud-din Haider Abul-Mansur Khanجلال الدین حیدر ابا المنصور خان 1732 1754 - 26 January 1775 1775 4 Asaf-ud-Daulaآصف الدولہ Muhammad Yahya Mirza Amani 1748 26 January 1775 - 20 April 1797 1798 5 Asif Jah Mirzaآصف جاہ میرزا Wazir Ali Khanوزیر علی خان 1780 21 September 1797 - 21 January 1798 1817 6 Yamin-ud-Daulaیمین الدولہ Saadat Ali Khanسعادت علی خان دوم 1752 21 January 1798 - 11 July 1814 1814 7 Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shahغازی الدین حیدر شاہ Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shahغازی الدین حیدر شاہ 1769 11 July 1814 - 19 October 1827 1827 8 Abul- Mansur Qutub-ud-din Sulaiman jahابا المنصور قطب الدین سلیمان جاہ Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shahناصر الدیں حیدر شاہ 1803 19 October 1827 - 7 July 1837 1837 9 Abul Fateh Moin-ud-dinابا الفاتح معین الدین Muhammad Ali Shahمحمّد علی شاہ 1777 7 July 1837 - 7 May 1842 1842 10 Najm-ud-Daula Abul-Muzaffar Musleh-ud-dinنجم الدولہ ابا المظفر مصلح الدین Amjad Ali Shahامجد علی شاہ 1801 7 May 1842 - 13 February 1847 1847 11 Abul-Mansur Mirzaابا المنصور میرزا Wajid Ali Shahواجد علی شاہ 1822 13 February 1847 - 11 February 1856 1 September 1887 12 Mohammadi Khanumمحمدی خانم Begum Hazrat Mahalبیگم حضرت محل 1820 11 February 1856 - 5 July 1857 Wife of Wajid Ali Shah and mother of Birjis Qadra (in rebellion) 7 April 1879 13 Ramzan Aliرمضان علی Birjis Qadrبر جیس قدر 1845 5 July 1857 - 3 March 1858(in rebellion) 14 August 1893

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• Ashirbadi Lal Srivastava (1899-1973): The First Two Nawabs of Awadh. A critical study based on original sources. With a foreword by Sir Jadunath Sarkar. Lucknow : The Upper India Publishing House 1933. xi, 301 S. Originally Phil. Diss. Lucknow 1932. 2. rev. and corr. ed. Agra : Shiv Lal Agarwal 1954. About Burhan ul Mulk Sa'adat Khan (1680-1739) and Safdar Jang (1708-1754), Nawabs of Awadh
• Ashirbadi Lal Srivastava (1899-1973): Shuja-ud-Daulah. Vol. I (1754-1765). Calcutta : Sarkar Midland Press 1939 A thesis approved for the degree of doctor of letters by the Agra University in 1938. 2., rev. and corr. ed. Agra : Shiva Lal Agarwala 1961. Vol. II (1765-1775) Lahore : Minerva 1945. 2. ed. Agra : Agarwal 1974. About Shuja-ud-Daula (1732-1775), Nawab of Awadh

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