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Nawab of Awadh
Summary
The Nawab of Awadh or the Nawab of Oudh ˈaʊd was the title of the rulers who governed the state of Awadh (anglicised as Oudh) in north India during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to an Iranian dynasty of Sayyid origin from Nishapur, Iran. In 1724, Nawab Sa'adat Khan established the Oudh State with their capital in Faizabad and Lucknow.
Oudh State
The Nawabs of Awadh were semi-autonomous rulers within the fragmented polities of Mughal India after the death in 1707 of Aurangzeb. They fought wars with the Peshwa, the Battle of Bhopal (1737) against the Maratha Confederacy (which was opposed to the Mughal Empire), and the Battle of Karnal (1739) as courtiers of the "Great Moghul".
The Nawabs of Awadh, along with many other Nawabs, were regarded as members of the nobility of the greater Mughal Empire. They joined Ahmad Shah Durrani during the Third Battle of Panipat (1761) and restored Shah Alam II ( 1760 - 1788 and 1788–1806) to the imperial throne. The Nawab of Awadh also fought the Battle of Buxar (1764) preserving the interests of the Moghul. Oudh State eventually declared itself independent from the rule of the "Great Moghul" in 1818.
All of these rulers used the title of Nawab from 1722 to 1856:
File:Burhan ul Mulk Sa'adat Khan.jpg|[[Saadat Ali Khan I]], the first Nawab of Awadh, who laid the foundation of that state.
File:Safdarjung (1).jpg|[[Safdarjung]] is accused of making peace with the [[Maratha Confederacy]].
File:Shuja-ud-daula, Nawab of Oudh.tif|[[Shuja-ud-Daula]] fought the [[Maratha Confederacy]] during the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] on behalf of the [[Great Moghul]], he's also known to have fought during the [[Battle of Buxar]].
File:Tilly Kettle painting a portrait of Shuja ud-Daula and his ten sons.jpg| Shuja ud-Daula and his ten sons
File:Shuja-ud-Daulah's army on a hunt.jpg|Shuja-ud-Daulah on a hunt
File:Shuja army.png|Shuja's army in Oudh
File:Shuja Daulah Cavalry.png|Oudh Cavalry
File:Mumtaz-ud-Daulah of the Budh Royal Family attributed to Felice Beato.
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