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The Nawab of Awadh or Nawab of Oudh / ˈ aʊ d / 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.
Nawab Saadat Ali Khan II. Nawab Nasiruddin Haider. The Kingdom of Awadh (/ ˈ aʊ d /, [1] also Oudh State, Kingdom of Oudh, Awadh Subah, Oudh Subah or Awadh State) was a Mughal subah, then an independent kingdom, and lastly a princely state in the Awadh region of North India until its annexation by the British in 1856.
Avadh was established around 1722 with Faizabad as its capital and Saadat Ali Khan I as first Nawab and progenitor of Nawabs of Awadh. He made his own palace near Ayodhya, and founded a new city Faizabad, which became the capital of the new government. Due to his management policy state's income rose from 7 million to 20 million rupees.
The Nawabs of Lucknow were in fact the Nawabs of Awadh, but were so referred to because after the reign of the third Nawab, Lucknow became the capital of their realm, where the British station Residents ('diplomatic' colonial Agents) from 1773. The city was "North India's cultural capital"; its nawabs, best remembered for their refined and ...
Saadat Khan Nishapuri (born Mir Muhammad Amin; c. 1680 – 19 March 1739) was the first Nawab of Kingdom of Awadh from 26 January 1722 to 1739 and the son of Muhammad Nasir. [2] At age 25, he accompanied his father on the final campaign of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb against the Marathas in the Deccan , and the emperor awarded him the title of ...
Flag of Nawabs of Awadh, introduced during the reign of Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah(1814–1827). Other Seal, introduced during the reign of Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar (1814–1827). Ghazi ud-Din Haidar, seventh Nawab (1814–27), entertains Lord and Lady Moira to a banquet in his palace Opaque watercolour, 1820–22
Pages in category "Nawabs of Awadh" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Amjad Ali Shah;
Wazir-ul-Mamalik-e-Hindustan Asaf Jah Jamat-ul-Mulk Shuja-ud-Daula Nawab Abul Mansur Khan Bahadur Safdar Jang Sipah Salar (c. 1708 – 5 October 1754), better known as Safdar Jang, was the second Nawab of Kingdom of Awadh succeeding Saadat Ali Khan I (his maternal uncle and father-in-law) in the year 1739. All future Nawabs of Awadh were ...