Nawab of Awadh


The Nawab of Awadh or Nawab of Oudh was the title of the rulers of Kingdom of Awadh in northern 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 Saadat [Ali Khan I|Sa'adat Khan] established the Kingdom of Awadh with their capital in Faizabad and Lucknow.

History

The Nawabs of Awadh were semi-autonomous rulers within the fragmented polities of Mughal India after the death of Aurangzeb in 1707. They fought wars with the Peshwa, the Battle of Bhopal against the Maratha Confederacy, and the Battle of Karnal as courtiers of the Moghul.
The Nawabs of Awadh, along with many other Nawabs, were regarded as members of the nobility of the Mughal Empire. They joined Ahmad Shah Durrani during the Third Battle of Panipat and restored Shah Alam II to the imperial throne. The Nawab of Awadh also fought the Battle of Buxar preserving the interests of the Mughal. Oudh State eventually declared itself independent from the rule of the Mughal in 1818.

List of rulers

All of these rulers of the Royal House of Awadh used the title of Nawab from 1722 onward:

Decendants to the throne of Awadh