Safdar Jang

Safdar Jang
Nawab of Awadh
Khan Bahadur
Mir Atish
Firdaus Aaramgah[a]
2nd Nawab of Awadh
Reign19 March 1739 – 5 October 1754
PredecessorSaadat Ali Khan I
SuccessorShuja-ud-Daula
Born1708
[citation needed]
Died5 October 1754(1754-10-05) (aged 45–46)
Sultanpur, Kingdom of Awadh
Burial
SpouseUmmat-ul-Jahra Begum
Names
Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan Safdar Jang
HouseNishapuri Branch of the Kara Koyunlu
FatherSiyadat Khan (Mirza Jafar Khan Beg)
ReligionShia Islam

Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan Beg (c. 1708 – 5 October 1754), better known as Safdar Jang, was the second Nawab of Kingdom of Awadh succeeding Saadat Ali Khan I (his maternal uncle and father-in-law) in 1739. All future Nawabs of Awadh were patriarchal descendants of Safdar Jang. He was a major figure at the Mughal court during the declining years of the Mughal Empire.
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