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== Death ==
== Death ==
He died of cancer<ref>[http://www.tornosindia.com/nawabs.html Tornos India – About Us – Nawabs of Avadh]</ref> on 13 February 1847 at the age of 47 years. He is buried at Imambara Sibtainabad in the western part of Hazratganj, Lucknow.<ref name=indiainfoweb>[http://www.indiainfoweb.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/sightseeing.html Lucknow Sightseeing Tours, Lucknow Travel Directory, Lucknow Tourism Guide, Arts & Culture of Lucknow, Places of Interest in Lucknow]</ref> He was succeeded by his son [[Wajid Ali Shah]].
He died of cancer<ref>[http://www.tornosindia.com/nawabs.html Tornos India – About Us – Nawabs of Avadh] {{wayback|url=http://www.tornosindia.com/nawabs.html |date=20081010150504 |df=y }}</ref> on 13 February 1847 at the age of 47 years. He is buried at Imambara Sibtainabad in the western part of Hazratganj, Lucknow.<ref name=indiainfoweb>[http://www.indiainfoweb.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/sightseeing.html Lucknow Sightseeing Tours, Lucknow Travel Directory, Lucknow Tourism Guide, Arts & Culture of Lucknow, Places of Interest in Lucknow] {{wayback|url=http://www.indiainfoweb.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/sightseeing.html |date=20081121200959 |df=y }}</ref> He was succeeded by his son [[Wajid Ali Shah]].


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Amjad Ali Shah urf RAHID ALI
King of Oudh
4th King of Oudh
Reign7 May 1842 – 13 February 1847
Coronation17 May 1842, Farhat Bakhsh Palace, Lucknow
PredecessorMuhammad Ali Shah
SuccessorWajid Ali Shah
Bornbefore 30 January 1801
Lucknow
Died13 February 1847 (1847-02-14)
Farhat Bakhsh Palace, Lucknow
Burial
Imambara Sibtainabad, Hazratganj, Lucknow
Wives
  • Malka Ahad Begum[1]
  • Malka Kaiswar[2]
Names
Najmud-Daulah Abul Muzaffar Musleh-uddin Muhammad AMJAD ALI SHAH
HouseNishapuri
DynastyOudh
FatherMuhammad Ali Shah
ReligionShia Islam

Amjad Ali Shah (Hindi: अमजद अली शाह, Urdu: مجد علی شاہ) (b. c. 1801 – d. 13 February 1847) was the fourth King of Oudh from 7 May 1842 to 13 February 1847.[3][4]

Administration

His reign began in May 1842.[4] His administration was responsible for a new bridge over the river Gomti and a metalled road from Lucknow to Kanpur.[4][5] He also built the Hazratganj and Aminabad Bazar, major shopping markets in Lucknow.[5]

Death

He died of cancer[6] on 13 February 1847 at the age of 47 years. He is buried at Imambara Sibtainabad in the western part of Hazratganj, Lucknow.[1] He was succeeded by his son Wajid Ali Shah.

Sons of Amjad Ali Shah
Doresetoter[8]
Suliman Kudr[8]
Preceded by Padshah-e-Oudh, Shah-e Zaman
7 May 1842 – 13 Feb 1847
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ a b Lucknow Sightseeing Tours, Lucknow Travel Directory, Lucknow Tourism Guide, Arts & Culture of Lucknow, Places of Interest in Lucknow Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "ApnaLucknow- Your guide to the City of Nawabs: Tourist Section". Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Princely States of India
  4. ^ a b c HISTORY OF AWADH (Oudh) a princely State of India by Hameed Akhtar Siddiqui
  5. ^ a b NAWABS OF OUDH & THEIR SECULARISM – Dr. B. S. Saxena
  6. ^ Tornos India – About Us – Nawabs of Avadh Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Published in The Illustrated London News, 1857.
  8. ^ a b Attributed to Felice Beato, 1858–1859.

Notes

  1. ^ title after death