Nawabs of Awadh

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The Nawabs of Awadh were a powerful Shia Muslim dynasty that ruled the rich North Indian region of Awadh (Oudh) in the 18th and 19th centuries, renowned for their opulent court culture, patronage of arts and architecture, and eventual annexation by the British.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian princely house ⓘ
Muslim dynasty ⓘ
Shia dynasty ⓘ
annexationYear 1856 ⓘ
annexedBy British Empire ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
built Bara Imambara ⓘ
Chota Imambara ⓘ
Qaiserbagh complex ⓘ
Rumi Darwaza ⓘ
capital Faizabad ⓘ
Lucknow ⓘ
country Awadh ⓘ
linked to: Oudh
dynasticHouse Nishapuri ⓘ
endTime 1856 ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Persian ⓘ
firstRuler Saadat Ali Khan I ⓘ
founder Saadat Ali Khan I ⓘ
governmentForm hereditary monarchy ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
knownFor development of Lucknow as cultural center ⓘ
syncretic Hindu–Muslim culture ⓘ
lastRuler Wajid Ali Shah ⓘ
laterVassalOf British East India Company ⓘ
locatedIn North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
notableFor Persianate culture ⓘ
music and dance patronage ⓘ
opulent court culture ⓘ
patronage of architecture ⓘ
patronage of arts ⓘ
refined cuisine ⓘ
overthrownBy British East India Company ⓘ
patronOf Lucknow school of Kathak dance ⓘ
linked to: Kathak dance

Lucknow school of architecture ⓘ
Shia religious institutions ⓘ
Urdu poetry ⓘ
predecessor Mughal subahdars of Awadh ⓘ
regionRuled Awadh ⓘ
linked to: Oudh

Oudh ⓘ
religion Shia Islam ⓘ
startTime 1722 ⓘ
successor British-ruled Oudh State ⓘ
linked to: Oudh
titleHolder Nawab of Awadh ⓘ
linked to: Nawabs of Awadh
usedLanguage Hindustani ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
vassalOf Mughal Empire ⓘ

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Oudh → rulingTitle → Nawab of Awadh ⓘ
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Battle of Buxar → combatant → Nawab of Awadh ⓘ
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Mughal Subah of Awadh → associatedDynasty → Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
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Imambara complexes in Lucknow → associatedWith → Nawabs of Oudh ⓘ
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Wajid Ali Shah → title → Nawab of Awadh ⓘ
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Wajid Ali Shah → positionHeld → Nawab of Awadh ⓘ
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Wajid Ali Shah → dynasty → Oudh royal family ⓘ
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Birjis Qadr → title → Nawab of Awadh ⓘ
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Birjis Qadr → title → Wali of Awadh ⓘ
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Birjis Qadr → notableFamily → Oudh royal family ⓘ
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City of Nawabs → historicallyLinkedTo → Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
Nawabon ka Sheher → associatedWith → Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
Bara Imambara → titleOfPatron → Nawab of Awadh ⓘ
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Chunar Fort → associatedWith → Nawab of Awadh ⓘ
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Chunar Fort → controlledBy → Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
Shatranj Ke Khilari → portrays → nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
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Shuja-ud-Daula → positionHeld → Nawab of Awadh ⓘ
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Qaiserbagh complex → builtFor → Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
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Malka Kishwar → partOf → Awadh royal family ⓘ
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Wajid Ali Shah → house → Oudh royal family ⓘ
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Nishapuri → claimedDescentBy → Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
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Hussainabad → associatedWith → Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
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Bahu Begum → nobleFamily → Nawab of Awadh family ⓘ
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Nawab Wazir of Awadh → dynasty → Awadh Nawab dynasty ⓘ
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Burhān-ul-Mulk Sa‘ādat Khān → officeEstablished → Nawabship of Awadh ⓘ
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Burhān-ul-Mulk Sa‘ādat Khān → successorState → Nawab of Awadh dynasty ⓘ
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Burhan-ul-Mulk Saadat Ali Khan → dynastyFounded → Awadh Nawab dynasty ⓘ
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Saadat Ali Khan II → house → Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah → dynasty → Awadh royal family ⓘ
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