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Amjad Ali Shah
King of Oudh
Reign7 May 1842 – 13 February 1847
Coronation17 May 1842, Farhat Bakhsh Palace, Lucknow
PredecessorMuhammad Ali Shah
SuccessorWajid Ali Shah
Bornbefore 30 January 1801
Lucknow
Died(1847-02-13)February 13, 1847
Farhat Bakhsh Palace, Lucknow
BurialImambara Sibtainabad, Hazratganj, Lucknow
SpouseMalika Kishwar Taj Ara Begum
Hussaini Khanum
Mosahib Khanum
Sakina Khanum
Malika Ahad
IssueMustafa Ali
Wajid Ali Shah
Mirza Jawad Khan
Names
Najmud-Daulah Abul Muzaffar Musleh-uddin Muhammad Amjad Ali Shah
HouseNishapuri
DynastyOudh
FatherMuhammad Ali Shah
ReligionShia Islam

Amjad Ali Shah (c. 1801 – 13 February 1847) was the fourth King of Oudh from 7 May 1842 to 13 February 1847.

Administration

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

Death

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

Sons of Amjad Ali ShahWajid Ali ShahDoresetoterSuliman Kudr

References

  1. ^ Hasan, A. (1983). Palace Culture of Lucknow. B.R. Publishing Corporation. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-93-5050-037-8.
  2. Nawab Amjad Ali Shah tornosindia.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021
  3. ^ "HISTORY OF AWADH (Oudh) a princely State of India by Hameed Akhtar Siddiqui". Archived from the original on 1 September 2001. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  4. NAWABS OF OUDH & THEIR SECULARISM – Dr. B. S. Saxena
  5. Tornos India – About Us – Nawabs of Avadh Archived 10 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 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
  7. Published in The Illustrated London News, 1857.
  8. ^ Attributed to Felice Beato, 1858–1859.

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Preceded byMo`in ad-Din Abu´l-Fath Mohammad 'Ali Shah Padshah-e-Oudh, Shah-e Zaman
7 May 1842 – 13 Feb 1847 		Succeeded byNaser ad-Din 'Abd al-Mansur Mohammad Wajed 'Ali Shah
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