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Nawab of Awadh

Rulers of the state of Awadh (Oudh) in India (1722–1858)

Summary

Rulers of the state of Awadh (Oudh) in India (1722–1858)

Field	Value
royal_title	Nawab
realm	Awadh (Oudh)
coatofarms
coatofarmscaption	Seal of the Kingdom of Awadh
first_monarch	Saadat Ali Khan I
last_monarch	Birjis Qadr
residence	Chattar Manzil
began	26 January 1722
ended	3 March 1858
image	File:Burhan ul Mulk Sa'adat Khan.jpg	caption=First to reign
Saadat Ali Khan I
26 January 172219 March 1739

Saadat Ali Khan I 26 January 172219 March 1739}}

The Nawab of Awadh or Nawab of Oudh 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 of Sayyid origin from Nishapur, Iran. In 1724, Nawab Sa'adat Khan established the Kingdom of Awadh with their capital in Faizabad and Lucknow.

History

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 Confederacy (which was opposed to the Mughal Empire), and the Battle of Karnal (1739) as courtiers of the Moghul.

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 ( 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.

List of rulers

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

No.	Portrait	Titular Name	Personal Name
_row_count	[[File:Saadat Ali Khan I.jpg	90px]]	Burhan ul Mulk Sa'adat Khan
Saadat Ali Khan I
1680 Nishapur, Khurasan, Safavid dynasty, Persia	1722 – 19 March 1739	1739
_row_count	[[File:Safdarjung, second Nawab of Awadh, Mughal dynasty. India. early 18th century.jpg	90px]]	Abul-Mansur Khan Safdar Jung
Muhammad Muqim
1708	1739 – 5 October 1754	1754
_row_count	[[File:अवध के नवाब शुजाउद्दौला.jpg	90px]]	Shuja-ud-Daula
Jalal-ud-din Haider Abul-Mansur Khan
1732	1754 – 26 January 1775	1775
_row_count	[[File:Asifportrait2 - Asuf ud Daula.jpg	90px]]	Asaf-ud-Daula
Muhammad Yahya Mirza Amani	1748	26 January 1775 – 20 April 1797	1798
_row_count	[[File:WazirAliKhan.jpg	90px]]	Asif Jah Mirza
Wazir Ali Khan
1780	21 September 1797 – 21 January 1798	1817
_row_count	[[File:Saadat Ali Khan II.jpg	90px]]	Yamin-ud-Daula
Saadat Ali Khan II
1752	21 January 1798 – 11 July 1814	1814
_row_count	[[File:Ghazi-ud-Din Haider Robert Home 1820.jpg	90px]]	Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah
Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah
1769	11 July 1814 – 19 October 1827	1827
_row_count	[[File:Nasir ud din haidar.jpg	90px]]	Abul- Mansur Qutub-ud-din Sulaiman jah
Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah
1803	19 October 1827 – 7 July 1837	1837
_row_count	[[File:MuhammadAliShah.jpg	90px]]	Abul Fateh Moin-ud-din
Muhammad Ali Shah
1777	7 July 1837 – 7 May 1842	1842
_row_count	[[File:AmjadAliShah.jpg	90px]]	Najm-ud-Daula Abul-Muzaffar Musleh-ud-din
Amjad Ali Shah
1801	7 May 1842 – 13 February 1847	1847
_row_count	[[File:Vajid Ali Shah.jpg	90px]]	Abul-Mansur Mirza
Wajid Ali Shah
1822	13 February 1847 – 11 February 1856	1 September 1887
_row_count	[[File:Begum hazrat mahal.jpg	90px]]	Mohammadi Khanum
Begum Hazrat Mahal
1820	11 February 1856 – 5 July 1857
Wife of Wajid Ali Shah and mother of Birjis Qadra (in rebellion)	7 April 1879
_row_count	[[File:Birjis Qadra.jpg	90px]]	Ramzan Ali
Birjis Qadr
1845	5 July 1857 – 3 March 1858
(in rebellion)	14 August 1893

Decendants to the throne of Awadh

Meerza family....
- Nawab Meher Quder Zahid Ali Meerza (son of Nawab Birjis Qadr)
  - Nawab Kaukab Quder Meerza (son of Nawab Meher Quder Zahid Ali Meerza)
    - Nawab Kamran Meerza (son of Kaukab Meerza)
      - Mohammed Sulaiman Qudr Meerza (son of Kamran Meerza)
Nawab Ibrahim Ali Khan Sheesh Mahal

Gallery

File:Burhan ul Mulk Sa'adat Khan.jpg|Saadat Ali Khan I, the first Nawab of Awadh, who laid the foundation of that state. File:Safdarjung (1).jpg|Safdarjung is accused of making peace with the Maratha Confederacy. File:Shuja-ud-daula, Nawab of Oudh.tif|Shuja-ud-Daula fought the Maratha Confederacy during the Third Battle of Panipat on behalf of the Great Moghul, he's also known to have fought during the Battle of Buxar. File:Tilly Kettle painting a portrait of Shuja ud-Daula and his ten sons.jpg| Shuja ud-Daula and his ten sons File:Shuja-ud-Daulah's army on a hunt.jpg|Shuja-ud-Daulah on a hunt File:Shuja army.png|Shuja's army in Oudh File:Shuja Daulah Cavalry.png|Oudh Cavalry File:Mumtaz-ud-Daulah of the Budh Royal Family attributed to Felice Beato.jpg|Mumtaz-ud-Daulah of the Budh Royal Family attributed to Felice Beato File:Moksim-ud-Daulah of the Budh Royal Family attributed to Felice Beato.jpg|Moksim-ud-Daulah File:Gates of Palace at Lucknow William Daniell 1801.jpg|Gates of the Palace at Lucknow by W. Daniell, 1801. File:Lalbagh gate faizabad c.1801.jpg|Gate of the Lal-Bagh fort at Faizabad in 1801.

References

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