Amjad Ali Shah

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

Amjad Ali Shah
King of Oudh
4th 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
Died13 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
HouseNishapuri
DynastyOudh
FatherMuhammad Ali Shah
ReligionShia Islam

Administration

His reign began in May 1842.[3] His administration was responsible for a new bridge over the river Gomti and a metalled road from Lucknow to Kanpur.[3] He also built the Hazratganj and Aminabad Bazar, major shopping markets in Lucknow.[4]

Death

He died of cancer[5] 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[6]
Doresetoter[7]
Suliman Kudr[7]
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. 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. Childrens Wajid Ali Shah(Son), Ashraf un nisa Begum Malikai Douran Nawab Afsar Bahu Sahiba(Daughter) "ApnaLucknow- Your guide to the City of Nawabs: Tourist Section". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
  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. Published in The Illustrated London News, 1857.
  7. Attributed to Felice Beato, 1858–1859.

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