Question
Download Solution PDFThe last Nawab of Awadh was ______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe 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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