Nawab of Awadh
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The Nawab of Awadh or the Nawab of Oudh /ˈaʊd/ was the title of the rulers who governed the state of Awadh (anglicised as Oudh) in north India during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to a dynasty of Persian origin from Nishapur, Iran.[1][2][3] In 1724, Nawab Sa'adat Khan established the Oudh State.
History
Establishment of the State of Oudh
As the Mughal Empire declined, the emperors lost their power and became puppets and prisoners of their new overlords, the Marathas. Awadh thus grew stronger and more independent. The capital city at the time was Faizabad.
List of rulers
All of these rulers used the title of Nawab.
Nawabs of Awadh (1722–1856)
Portrait | Titular Name | Personal Name | Birth | Reign | Death |
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Burhan ul Mulk Sa'adat Khan برہان الملک سعادت خان |
Mir Muhammad Amin Musawi | 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 – 21 September 1797 | 1797 |
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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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Rafa'at-ud-Daula Padshah-i-Awadh |
Abul-Muzaffar Ghazi-ud-din Haydar Khan غازی الدیں حیدر |
1769 | 11 July 1814 – 19 October 1827 | 1827 |
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Nasir-ud-din Haidar Shah Jahan ناصر الدیں حیدر شاہ جہاں |
Abul-Mansur Qutb-ud-din Sulaiman Jah | 1827 | 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 | 21 September 1887 |
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Begum Hazrat Mahal بیگم حضرت محل |
Muhammadi Khanum | - | May 1857 – 1858 Wife of Wajid Ali Shah and mother of Birjis Qadra |
7 April 1879 |
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Birjis Qadr برجیس قدر |
Ramzan Ali رمضان علی |
1845 | 1857–1858 (in rebellion) |
14 August 1893 |
See also
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References
- ^ Sacred space and holy war: the politics, culture and history of Shi'ite Islam By Juan Ricardo Cole
- ^ Encyclopædia Iranica, "Avadh", E. Yarshater
- ^ Art and culture: endeavours in interpretation by Ahsan Jan Qaisar, Som Prakash Verma, Mohammad Habib
External links
- Nawabs of Awadh
- THE COURT LIFE UNDER THE NAWABS OF AWADH (1754–1797)
- Roots of North Indian Shi‘ism in Iran and Iraq:Religion and State in Awadh, 1722–1859, by J. R. I. Cole. University of California Press, 1989.
- HISTORICAL SERIES No. LVI
- Advanced study in the history of modern India, Volume 2, by G. S. Chhabra, Lotus Press, 1 January 2005