Saadat Ali Khan II
Saadat Ali Khan (Persian: سعادت علی خان, Hindi: सआदत अली ख़ान, Urdu: سعادت علی خان) (bf. 1752 – c. 11 July 1814) was the sixth Nawab wazir of Oudh from 21 January 1798 to 11 July 1814, and the son of Shuja-ud-Daula. He was of Persian origin.[1][2]
| Saadat Ali Khan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nawab Wazir of Oudh Wazir-ul Mumalik Yameen-ud Daulah Nazim-ul Mumlikat Khan Bahadur Mubariz Jung[nt 1] Ja'nnat Aramgah[nt 2] | |||||
 Nawab Saadat Ali Khan II | |||||
| Reign | 21 January 1798 – 11 July 1814 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mirza Wazir `Ali Khan | ||||
| Successor | Ghazi ad-Din Rafa`at ad-Dowla Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Khan | ||||
| Born | b. bf. 1752 | ||||
| Died | 11 July 1814 Lucknow | ||||
| Burial | Tombs of Qaiserbagh | ||||
| Consort | Khursheed Zadi | ||||
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| House | Nishapuri | ||||
| Dynasty | Oudh | ||||
| Father | Shuja-ud-daula | ||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||
Life
He was the second son of Nawab Shuja-ud-daula. 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 Lucknow, by Sir John Shore.[3]
Most of the buildings between the Kaiserbagh and Dilkusha were constructed by him. He had a palace called Dilkusha Kothi designed and built by Sir Gore Ouseley in 1805.[4]
Death
Nawab Saadat Ali Khan died in 1814 and he was buried with his wife Khursheed Zadi at Qaisar Bagh.[3]
Gallery
Gates of the Palace at Lucknow by W. Daniell, 1801
Claude Martin's home that was bought by Saadat Ali Khan for 50K rupees
Tomb of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan II, at Qaiser Bagh, Lucknow
References
- Sacred space and holy war: the politics, culture and history of Shi'ite Islam By Juan Ricardo Cole
- Art and culture: endeavours in interpretation By Ahsan Jan Qaisar, Som Prakash Verma, Mohammad Habib
- "Saadat-Ali-Khan (1798-1814)". National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010.
- nic.in Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine accessed 10 September 2007
Notes
- title after death
- title after death
External links
| Preceded by Mirza Wazir `Ali Khan |
Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik of Oudh 1798 – 1814 |
Succeeded by Ghazi ad-Din Rafa`at ad-Dowla Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Khan |