Nawab Haji Syed Ahmad Ali Khan Bahadur (died 1786 AD) was the first Nawab of Doolighat who wrote under the nom de plume of 'Qayamat'.
He is remembered for the establishment of
Azadari
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in
Azimabad
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with the foundation of Imambaras at
Doolighat and
Sangidalan in 1722 AD.
He left behind a valuable ''
Diwan'' in Persian, constituting 1295
Ghazals
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named Haidernameh. A few of the couplets from this book are mentioned in Tazkerat-al-Akabir by
Nawab Nejat Hussain Khan 'Ashki' republished in 'Shoara Ke Tazkire' by Qazi Abdul Wadood.
References
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1786 deaths
Year of birth missing