The last Nawab of Awadh was ______.

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  1. Wajid Ali Shah
  2. Mir Jafar
  3. Alivardi Khan
  4. Mansur Ali Khan

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Option 1 : Wajid Ali Shah
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The correct answer is Wajid Ali Shah

Key Points

  • Wajid Ali Shah was the eleventh and last King of Awadh.
  • Lord Dalhousie, Governor General of British India, had deposed him under the pretext of misgovernance in  February 1856.
  • Wajid Ali Shah's first wife was Alam Ara who was better known as Khas Mahal.
  • Begum Hazrat Mahal, also known as the Begum of Awadh, was the second wife of Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah.

Additional Information

  •  About Awadh.
    • The ancient name of Awadh was  Kosala,
    • The Avadh is located in Uttar Pradesh.
    • Awadh city is located on the bank of the Gomti river.
    • Saadat Khan Burhanul Mulk is also known as the father of Awadh, established in 1722.
    • Faizabad was made the first capital of Awadh.
    • Wajid Ali Shah was the eleventh and last King of Awadh.

Important Points

  •  Mir Jafar-first Bengal ruler (1757–60; 1763–65) under British influence.
  • Ali Vardi Khan-Alivardi Khan(1676-1756) Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (1740-1756).
  • Nawab Sayyid Mansur Ali Khan was the Nawab of Bengal from 1838 until his abdication in 1880.
 

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