Saadat Ali Khan II
| Saadat Ali Khan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nawab Wazir of Oudh Wazir-ul Mumalik Yameen-ud Daulah Nazim-ul Mumlikat Khan Bahadur Mubariz Jung[nt 1] Ja'nnat Aramgah[nt 2] | |||||
|  Nawab Saadat Ali Khan II | |||||
| Reign | 1798–1814 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mirza Wazir `Ali Khan | ||||
| Successor | Ghazi ad-Din Rafa`at ad-Dowla Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Khan | ||||
| Born | b. bf. 1752 | ||||
| Died | 11 July 1814 Lucknow | ||||
| Burial | Tombs of Qaiserbagh | ||||
| Consort | Khursheed Zadi | ||||
| 
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| House | Nishapuri | ||||
| Dynasty | Oudh | ||||
| Father | Shuja-ud-daula | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Saadat Ali Khan (Persian: سعادت علی خان, Hindi: सआदत अली खान, Urdu: سعادت علی خان) (bf. 1752 – c. 11 July 1814) was the fifth[1] nawab wazir of Oudh from 21 January 1798 to 11 July 1814,[2] and the son of Muhammad Nasir.[3] He was of Persian origin.[4][5]
Life
He was the second son of Nawab Shuja-ud-daula. Saadat Ali Khan succeeded his half-nephew, Mirza Wazir `Ali Khan, to the throne of Oudh in 1798. Saadat Ali Khan was crowned on 21 January 1798 at Bibiyapur Palace in Lucknow, by Sir John Shore.[6]
Most of the buildings between the Kaiserbagh and Dilkusha were constructed by him.[7] He had a palace called Dilkusha Kothi designed and built by Sir Gore Ouseley in 1805.[6]
Death
Nawab Saadat Ali Khan died in 1814 and he was buried with his wife Khursheed Zadi at Qaisar Bagh.[6]
Gallery
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 Gates of the Palace at Lucknow by W. Daniell, 1801 
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 Claude Martin's home that was bought by Saadat Ali Khan for 50K rupees 
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 Tomb of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan II, at Qaiser Bagh, Lucknow 
References
- ↑ "Nawab Wazir Ali Khan". Oudh.tripod.com. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ↑ Ben Cahoon. "Princely States of India". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ↑ "HISTORY OF AWADH (Oudh) a princely State of India by Hameed Akhtar Siddiqui". Indiancoins.8m.com. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ↑ Sacred space and holy war: the politics, culture and history of Shi'ite Islam By Juan Ricardo Cole
- ↑ Art and culture: endeavours in interpretation By Ahsan Jan Qaisar, Som Prakash Verma, Mohammad Habib
- 1 2 3 "Saadat-Ali-Khan (1798-1814)". National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010.
- ↑ "Nawabs Of Oudh & Their Secularism - Dr. B. S. Saxena". Oudh.tripod.com. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
Notes
External links
- Royal line of Nawabs of Oudh
- National Informatics Centre, Lucknow - Rulers of Awadh
- NAWABS OF OUDH & THEIR SECULARISM - Dr. B. S. Saxena
- HISTORY OF AWADH (Oudh) a princely State of India by Hameed Akhtar Siddiqui
| Preceded by Mirza Wazir `Ali Khan | Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik of Oudh Jan 21 1798 – Jul 11 1814 | Succeeded by Ghazi ad-Din Rafa`at ad-Dowla Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Khan |