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Mirza 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. [1] [2] Wajid Ali Shah's first wife was Alam Ara who was better known as Khas Mahal (transl. special wife) because of her exquisite beauty. [3]
Jul 15, 2023 · Mirza Wajid Ali Shah (30 July 1822 – 1 September 1887) was the eleventh and final King of Awadh, reigning from 13 February 1847 to 11 February 1856. He is remembered as a poet, playwright, dancer, and patron of the arts who made significant contributions during his rule.
Jan 10, 2019 · AN OBESE, DEBAUCHED ruler who sang and danced while the East India Company exploited his prosperous kingdom? A puppet king sympathetic to his suffering subjects but unable to help them?
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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Jun 18, 2024 · Wajid Ali Shah, born Mirza Wajid Ali Shah on July 30, 1822, was the eleventh and final ruler of the historic kingdom of Awadh, located in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India....
Sep 16, 2017 · Once Wajid Ali Shah commanded 60,000 men, but now he was reduced to a life of domestic frustration and chauvinistic rage. There was a time when he saw himself as a modern-day Krishna, a hero...
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (1822-1887) belonged to the princely kingdom of Awadh (Oudh) in Uttar Pradesh, India, succeeding his father Nawab Amjad Ali Shah, to become the province’s tenth and...
