Asaf-ud-Daula

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Asaf-ud-Daula
Mirza (Royal title) Nawab Wazir of Awadh Khan Bahadur Adan Muqaam[nt 1]
Water colour in style of Zoffany
Reign	1775–1797
Coronation	26 January 1775
Predecessor	Shuja-ud-Daula
Successor	Wazir Ali Khan
Born	(1748-09-23)23 September 1748 Faizabad, Kingdom of Oudh
Died	21 September 1797(1797-09-21) (aged 48) Lucknow, Kingdom of Oudh
Burial	Bara Imambara, Lucknow
Issue	adopted son Wazir Ali Khan
Names Muhammad Yahiya Meerza Amani Asaf-ud-Daula
Dynasty	Nishapuri
Father	Shuja-ud-Daula
Mother	Umat uz-Zohra Begum Sahiba
Religion	Shia Islam
Military career
Allegiance	Mughal Empire
Service/branch	Nawab of Oudh
Rank	Subadar, Grand Vizier, Nawab

Mirza Asaf-ud-Daula (23 September 1748 – 21 September 1797) was the Nawab wazir of Oudh ratified by Shah Alam II, from 26 January 1775 to 21 September 1797,^[1] and the son of Shuja-ud-Dowlah. His mother and grandmother were the Begums of Oudh.^[2]

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