List of Nawabs of Awadh - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Of all the Muslim states and dependencies of the Moghul empire, Awadh

Awadh

Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...

had the newest royal family. They were descended from a Persian

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adventurer called Sadat Khan, originally from Khurasan

Greater Khorasan

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in Persia. In 1732, he was made governor of the province of Awadh. His original title was Nazim

Nazim

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, which means Governor

Governor

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, but soon he was made Nawab

Nawab

A Nawab or Nawaab is an honorific title given to Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. It is the Muslim equivalent of the term "maharaja" that was granted to Hindu rulers....

. In 1740, the Nawab was called Wazir

Vizier

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or vizier

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, which means Chief Minister

Chief Minister

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, and thereafter he was known as the Nawab Wazir. In practice, from Sadat Khan onwards, the titles had been hereditary, though in theory they were in the gift of the Moghul emperor, to whom allegiance was paid. A nazar, or token tribute, was sent each year to Delhi

Delhi

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.

As the Moghul power declined and the emperors lost their paramountcy and they became first the puppets and then the prisoners of their feudatories, so Awadh grew stronger and more independent. Its capital city was Faizabad

Faizabad

City of Faizabad , previous capital of Awadh, is the headquarters of Faizabad District and a municipal board in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, situated on the banks of river Ghaghra . Faizabad has a twin city of Ayodhya, which is considered to be the birthplace of Rama...

which was later shifted to Lucknow

Lucknow

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Nawabs of Awadh
Nawab of Awadh
The Nawab of Awadh is the title of rulers who governed the state of Awadh in India in the 18th and 19th century. The Nawabs of Awadh originated form Persia-Establishment:...

(1680-1856)

Titular Name	Personal Name	Birth	Reign	Death
Burhan ul Mulk Sa'adat Ali Khan Nishapuri	Mir Muhammad Amin Musawi	1680	1722 - 1739	1739
Safdarjung	Abul-Mansur Muhammad Muqim Khan Safdarjung Safdarjung was the Subadar Nawab of Oudh from 19 March 1739 to 5 October 1754.-Life:Safdarjung was born as Muhammad Muqim in Khurasan, Persia and migrated to India in 1722.-Career:...	1708	1737 - 1753	1754
Shuja-ud-Daula	Jalal-ud-din Haider Abul-Mansur Khan Shuja-ud-Daula Shuja-ud-Daula was the Subedar Nawab of Oudh from 5 October 1754 to 26 January 1775, and the son of Muhammad Nasir.Though a minor royal, he is best known for his key roles in two definitive battles in Indian history - the Third Battle of Panipat which ended Maratha domination of India, and the...	1732	1753 - 1775	1775
Asaf-ud-Daula	Muhammad Yahya Mirza Amani Asaf-Ud-Dowlah Asaf-Ud-Daula was the nawab wazir of Oudh from 26 January 1775 to 21 September 1797, and the son of Shuja-ud-Dowlah, his mother and grandmother being the begums of Oudh, whose spoliation formed one of the chief counts in the charges against Warren Hastings.-Life:A contemporary chronicler describes...	1748	1775 - 1797	1797
Asif Jah Mirza	Wazir Ali Khan Wazir Ali Khan Wazir Ali Khan was the fourth nawab wazir of Oudh from 21 September 1797 to 21 January 1798, and the son of Muhammad Nasir.-Life:...	1780	1797 - 1798	1817
Yamin-ud-Daula	Saadat Ali Khan II	1752	1798 - 1814	1814
Rafa'at-ud-Daula Padshah-i-Awadh	Abul-Muzaffar Ghazi-ud-din Haydar Khan Ghazi-ud-Din Haider Ghazi-ud-Din Haider was the last nawab wazir of Oudh from 11 July 1814 to 19 October 1818 and first King of Oudh from 19 October 1818 to 19 October 1827.-Life:...	1769	1814 – 1827	1827
Nasir-ud-din Haidar Shah Jahan	Abul-Mansur Qutb-ud-din Sulaiman Jah Nasiruddin Haider Nasir-ud-din Haidar was the second King of Oudh from 19 October 1827 to 7 July 1837.-Life:He was the son of Ghaziuddin Haider....	1827	1827 – 1837	1837
Abul Fateh Moin-ud-din	Muhammad Ali Shah Muhammad Ali Shah Muhammad Ali Shah was the third King of Oudh from 7 July 1837 to 17 May 1842.-Life:Muhammad Ali Shah was son of Saadat Ali brother of Ghaziuddin Haider and uncle of Nasiruddin Haider....	1769	1814 – 1827	1827
Najm-ud-Daula Abul-Muzaffar Musleh-ud-din	Amjad Ali Shah Amjad Ali Shah Amjad Ali Shah was the fourth King of Oudh from 17 May 1842 to 13 February 1847.- Life :He was son of Muhammad Ali Shah...	1801	1842 - 1847	1847
Abul-Mansur Mirza	Wajid Ali Shah Wajid Ali Shah Wajid Ali Shah was the fifth King of Oudh, holding the position from 13 February 1847 to 7 February 1856....	1822	1847 - 1856	1887
Begum Hazrat Mahal	Muhammadi Khanum Begum Hazrat Mahal Begum Hazrat Mahal , also known as Begum of Awadh, was the first wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.-Queen of Awadh:Her maiden name was Muhammadi Khanum and she was born at Faizabad, Awadh, India. She was a courtesan by profession and had been taken into the royal harem as a Khawasin, after being sold by...		Insurgency against the British for her son Birjis Qadr's right to the throne	1879
Nawabat essentially abolished	Birjis Qadr Birjis Qadra Berjis Qadr was the son of Wajid Ali Shah and was last, Padshah-e Awadh, Shah-e Zaman.-External links:* * * *...		1845–1893	1893

Nawabs of AwadhNawab of AwadhThe Nawab of Awadh is the title of rulers who governed the state of Awadh in India in the 18th and 19th century. The Nawabs of Awadh originated form Persia-Establishment:... (1680-1856)

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Nawabs of Awadh
Nawab of Awadh
The Nawab of Awadh is the title of rulers who governed the state of Awadh in India in the 18th and 19th century. The Nawabs of Awadh originated form Persia-Establishment:...

(1680-1856)