Nawab of Awadh

Nawab of Awadh (Oudh)
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First monarchSaadat Ali Khan I
Last monarchBirjis Qadr
Formation26 January 1722
Abolition3 March 1858
ResidenceChattar Manzil

The Nawab of Awadh or the Nawab of Oudh /ˈd/ 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[1][2][3] of Sayyid origin[4][5] from Nishapur, Iran. In 1724, Nawab Sa'adat Khan established the Kingdom of Awadh with their capital in Faizabad and Lucknow.

  1. ^ Sacred space and holy war: the politics, culture and history of Shi'ite Islam Archived 29 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine By Juan Ricardo Cole
  2. ^ Encyclopædia Iranica, [1] Archived 22 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine, R. B. Barnett
  3. ^ Art and culture: endeavours in interpretation by Ahsan Jan Qaisar, Som Prakash Verma, Mohammad Habib
  4. ^ Davies, C. Collin (1960–2005). "Awadh". The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition (12 vols.). Leiden: E. J. Brill.
  5. ^ Srivastava 1954, p. 1.

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