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  2. Nawab of Awadh - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Sadeq Mohammad Khan V - Wikipedia

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    Nawab was known for his relationship with the Quaid-i-Azam (Muhammad Ali Jinnah), Founder of Pakistan. [2] In August 1947, on the withdrawal of British forces from the British India, the Nawab decided not to accede his State at once to the new Dominion of Pakistan. However, on 3 October 1947, after some delay, he relented and became the first ...

  4. Category:Nawabs of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Nawab of Jhelum Nawab Raja Iqbal Mehdi Khan ... Pages in category "Nawabs of Pakistan" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.

  5. Wajid Ali Shah - Wikipedia

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    A large number of composers who thrived under the lavish patronage of the Nawab rulers of Lucknow enriched the light classical form of thumri; the most prominent among these was Wajid Ali Shah. He was not only a munificent patron of music, dance, drama, and poetry but was also a gifted composer.

  6. List of people from Lucknow - Wikipedia

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    Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Oudh; Sandeep Dikshit, Parliament; Asaf-Ud-Dowlah, Nawab of Oudh; Chandra Bhanu Gupta Three times Chief Minister of UP. Amir Haider, Senior Congress Leader; Mohammad Haleem, former Chief Justice of Pakistan

  7. Mahal family - Wikipedia

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    The young couple moved from Lahore to Lucknow, where Inayatullah Bhat worked as the assistant registrar at the University of Lucknow, later being promoted to the registrar. [1] The Mahal family was headed by the matriarch Begum Wilayat Mahal, who had five children, including Zahid, Khalid, Shahid, Tariq (Assad), Mickey (Ali "Cyrus" Raza), and ...

  8. Nawab - Wikipedia

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    Nawab [a] [b] is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince.The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kings of Saxony to the German Emperor. [1]

  9. Pataudi family - Wikipedia

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    Most of the family members migrated to the newly formed Muslim-dominant country Pakistan, including Sher Ali Khan Pataudi, who served as a major-general in the Pakistan Army. The last ruling nawab was Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and the last recognised titular nawab was his son Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.