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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.
Jan 10, 2019 · A profile of the last Nawab of Awadh, who was a poet, composer, dancer, and architect. Learn how he created Kaiserbagh, a paradise garden and a cultural hub, and how he was exiled by the British.
Jul 30, 2023 · After he was deposed as the ‘king’ of Lucknow — a title given by the British — Wajid Ali Shah and his family planned to sail to England and plead their case directly with Queen Victoria, a fellow sovereign they assumed would be more sympathetic to their cause.
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Jul 30, 2023 · Lucknow 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. History has many iterations of Wajid Ali Shah.
Jul 23, 2023 · KOLKATA: Awadh’s last nawab, Wajid Ali Shah, who was a connoisseur of art, music and food, had created a “mini Lucknow” in Metiabruz, where he was exiled after his kingdom was annexed by the British in 1856. He encouraged flowering of traditional performing art forms, like kathak, thumris, ghazals.
Dec 2, 2019 · The mouth-watering delicacies of the colourful 19th century Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah, whose kheer (milk pudding) was cooled in the moonbeams at night, no doubt made Lucknow the most romantic...
Aug 18, 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of Wajid Ali Shah, the eleventh and last king of Awadh, who resisted British colonial rule and was a poet, playwright and patron of arts. Explore his cultural contributions, his exile in Kolkata and his relevance in current times.
