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Amjad Ali Shah (c. 1801 – 13 February 1847) was the fourth King of Oudh from 7 May 1842 to 13 February 1847.
Jul 30, 2023 · L ucknow is celebrating the bicentenary anniversary of the last king of Awadh, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah who ruled his kingdom briefly from 1847 to 1856 before he was removed from the throne at 34, chased out of Lucknow and spent 31 years in exile in Kolkata.
Jan 10, 2019 · An Awadhi Nero who, toppled by the British at the age of 34, spent 31 years in exile far away from his beloved Lucknow, in Metiaburz, an estate in Kolkata that he fashioned into a simulacrum of his lost realm? Altogether, a decadent relic of the late Mughal period.
Amjad Ali Shah (1842-1847) After Muhammad Ali Shah, his son Amjad Ali Shah ascended the throne. Muhammad Ali Shah had made every effort to ensure that the heir apparent received an excellent education & had therefore entrusted him to the company of religious scholars, which instead of making him an intelligent ruler made him a devout muslim.
Miza Wajid Ali shah (Urdu: واجد علی شاه) (30 July 1822 – 1 September 1887) was the eleventh and last king of Awadh, holding the position for 9 years, from 13 February 1847 to 11 February 1856. Wajid Ali Shah's first wife was Alam Ara who was better known as Khas Mahal (transl. special wife) because of her exquisite beauty.
The construction of Imambara Sibtainabad [named as such by the King for holding majlis and mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussain] was commenced by Amjad Ali Shah and was completed by his son Wajid Ali Shah when he ascended the throne in 1847.
Oct 21, 2021 · AmJad Khan, who played Wajid Ali Shah, performing Kathak/raas leela in ‘Shatranj ke Khilari’. Wajid Ali Shah was possibly one Nawab who was overthrown because he was queer and a writer,...
