Nawab of Awadh

Flag of Nawabs of Awadh, introduced during the reign of Ghazi-ud-Din Haider (1814–1827).
Short seal of Nawabs of Awadh, introduced during the reign of Ghazi-ud-Din Haider (1814–1827).	Other Seal, introduced during the reign of Ghazi-ud-Din Haider (1814–1827).

The Nawab of Awadh or the Nawab of Oudh (IPA: /ˈaʊd/) was the title of the rulers who governed the state of Oudh or Awadh in India during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to a dynasty of Qaraqoyunlu 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
	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
	Abul-Mansur Khan Safdar Jung ابو المنصور خان صفدرجنگ	Muhammad Muqim	1708	1739 – 5 October 1754	1754
	Shuja-ud-Daula شجاع الدولہ	Jalal-ud-din Haider Abul-Mansur Khan	1732	1754 – 26 January 1775	1775
	Asaf-ud-Daula آصف الدولہ	Muhammad Yahya Mirza Amani	1748	26 January 1775 – 21 September 1797	1797
	Asif Jah Mirza	Wazir Ali Khan وزیر علی خان	1780	21 September 1797 – 21 January 1798	1817
	Yamin-ud-Daula	Saadat Ali Khan II سعادت علی خان	1752	21 January 1798 – 11 July 1814	1814
	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
	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
	Abul Fateh Moin-ud-din	Muhammad Ali Shah محمّد علی شاہ	1777	7 July 1837 – 7 May 1842	1842
	Najm-ud-Daula Abul-Muzaffar Musleh-ud-din	Amjad Ali Shah امجد علی شاہ	1801	7 May 1842 – 13 February 1847	1847
	Abul-Mansur Mirza	Wajid Ali Shah واجد علی شاہ	1822	13 February 1847 – 11 February 1856	21 September 1887
	Begum Hazrat Mahal بیگم حضرت محل	Muhammadi Khanum	-	May 1857 – 1858 Wife of Wajid Ali Shah and mother of Birjis Qadra	7 April 1879
	Birjis Qadr برجیس قدر	Ramzan Ali رمضان علی	1845	1857–1858 (in rebellion)	14 August 1893

See also

• List of Nawabs of Awadh
• Begum Hazrat Mahal
• List of Shi'a Muslims dynasties
• Shatranj Ke Khilari

References

1. Sacred space and holy war: the politics, culture and history of Shi'ite Islam By Juan Ricardo Cole
2. Encyclopædia Iranica, "Avadh", E. Yarshater
3. 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