HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
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Asaf-ud-daula
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Safdar Jang
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Shuja-ud-daula
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Saadat Khan
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Detailed explanation-1: -Saadat Khan Burhanul Mulk was appointed Nawab in 1722 and established his court in Faizabad near Lucknow. He took advantage of a weakening Mughal Empire in Delhi to lay the foundation of the Awadh dynasty.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to historian Ashirbadi Lal Srivastava, Khan was born in c. 1680 and his birth name was Mir Muhammad Amin. His father was Mir Muhammad Nasir, a merchant in Khorasan. Khan had one elder brother, Mir Muhammad Baqar.
Detailed explanation-3: -Saadat Khan was the founder of the independent kingdom of Awadh. Saadat Ali Khan was the Subadar Nawab of Awadh from 26 January 1722 to 1739 and the son of Muhammad Nasir.
Detailed explanation-4: -The kingdom of Oudh was united with the North-Western Provinces in 1877. The name was changed from to the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in 1902. United Province of Agra and Avadh, now known as Uttar Pradesh, shifted its capital from Allahabad to Lucknow in the year 1921.