Amjad Ali Shah

Amjad Ali Shah urf RAHID ALI
King of Oudh
4th King of Oudh
Reign 7 May 1842 – 13 February 1847
Coronation 17 May 1842, Farhat Bakhsh Palace, Lucknow
Predecessor Muhammad Ali Shah
Successor Wajid Ali Shah
Born before 30 January 1801
Lucknow
Died 13 February 1847 (1847-02-14)
Farhat Bakhsh Palace, Lucknow
Burial Imambara Sibtainabad, Hazratganj, Lucknow
Wives
  • Malka Ahad Begum[1]
  • Malka Kaiswar[2]
Full name
Najmud-Daulah Abul Muzaffar Musleh-uddin Muhammad AMJAD ALI SHAH
House Nishapuri
Dynasty Oudh
Father Muhammad Ali Shah
Religion Shia Islam

Amjad Ali Shah (Hindi: अमजद अली शाह, Urdu: مجد علی شاہ‎) (b. c. 1801 – d. 13 February 1847) was the fourth King of Oudh from 7 May 1842 to 13 February 1847.[3][4]

Administration

His reign began in May 1842.[4] His administration was responsible for a new bridge over the river Gomti and a metalled road from Lucknow to Kanpur.[4][5] He also built the Hazratganj and Aminabad Bazar, major shopping markets in Lucknow.[5]

Death

He died of cancer[6] on 13 February 1847 at the age of 47 years. He is buried at Imambara Sibtainabad in the western part of Hazratganj, Lucknow.[1] He was succeeded by his son Wajid Ali Shah.

Sons of Amjad Ali Shah
Wajid Ali Shah[7]
Doresetoter[8]
Suliman Kudr[8]
Preceded by
Mo`in ad-Din Abu´l-Fath Mohammad `Ali Shah		 Padshah-e-Oudh, Shah-e Zaman
7 May 1842 – 13 Feb 1847 		Succeeded by
Naser ad-Din `Abd al-Mansur Mohammad Wajed `Ali Shah

References

  1. 1 2 Lucknow Sightseeing Tours, Lucknow Travel Directory, Lucknow Tourism Guide, Arts & Culture of Lucknow, Places of Interest in Lucknow Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "ApnaLucknow- Your guide to the City of Nawabs: Tourist Section". Archived from the original on 25 October 2009.
  3. ↑ Princely States of India
  4. 1 2 3 HISTORY OF AWADH (Oudh) a princely State of India by Hameed Akhtar Siddiqui
  5. 1 2 NAWABS OF OUDH & THEIR SECULARISM – Dr. B. S. Saxena
  6. ↑ Tornos India – About Us – Nawabs of Avadh Archived 10 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Published in The Illustrated London News, 1857.
  8. 1 2 Attributed to Felice Beato, 1858–1859.

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