Yameen-ud Daula Saadat Ali Khan II Bahadur ( fa, سعادت علی خان, hi, सआदत अली ख़ान, ur, ) (bf. 1752 – c. 11 July 1814) was the sixth

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from 21 January 1798 to 11 July 1814, and the son of

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. He was of Persian origin.

Life

He was the second son of Nawab

Shuja-ud-daula Shuja-ud-Daula (b. – d. ) was the Subedar and Nawab of Oudh and the Vizier of Delhi from 5 October 1754 to 26 January 1775. Early life Shuja-ud-Daula was the son of the Mughal Grand Vizier Safdarjung chosen by Ahmad Shah Bahadur. Unlik ...

. Saadat Ali Khan succeeded his half-nephew, Mirza Wazir `Ali Khan, to the throne of Oudh in 1798. Saadat Ali Khan was crowned on 21 January 1798 at Bibiyapur Palace in

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, by Sir John Shore. In 18, the British concluded a treaty with him, by which half of his dominions were ceded to the

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, in return for perpetual British protection of Oudh, from all internal and external disturbances and threats (the British were to later renege on this promise). The districts ceded (then yielding a total revenue of 1 Crore & 35 Lakhs of Rupees) are as under: • Etawa • Kora • Kurra • Rehur • Farruckabad • Khyreegurh • Mounal • Kunchunpore • Azimgarh • Benjun • Goruckpore • Botwul • Allahabad • Bareilly • Moradabad • Bijnore • Budown • hilibheet • Shahjehanpore • Nawabgunge • Rehlee • Mohowl (less Jaulluk Arwu) Following the cessation, he reduced the Oudh Army from 80,000 to 30,000 men. He had three sons, Ghazi ad-Din Haydar, Shams-ud-daula, and Nasser-ud-daula. His son Ghazi ad-Din succeeded him, and later his grandson, Nasser ad-Din Haydar. After that, his son Nasser-ud-daula succeeded the throne, whilst his grandson, Iqbal-ud-daula, son of Shams-ud-daula, made claims to the throne in 1838. It is important to note that Saadat Ali Khan preferred his son Shams-ud-daula and desired to proclaim his heir, but was prevented by British interference. Most of the buildings between the Kaiserbagh and Dilkusha were constructed by him. He had a palace called

Dilkusha Kothi Dilkusha Kothi is the remains of an eighteenth-century house built in the English baroque style in the quiet Dilkusha area of Lucknow in India.

designed and built by Sir Gore Ouseley in 1805.nic.in
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Death

Nawab Saadat Ali Khan died in 1814 and he was buried with his wife Khursheed Zadi at Qaisar Bagh.

Gallery

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's home that was bought by Saadat Ali Khan for 50K rupees File:Tomb of Raja Saadat Ali, 3.jpg, Tomb of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan II, at Qaiser Bagh, Lucknow

References

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External links

National Informatics Centre, Lucknow - Rulers of Awadh
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