Amjad Ali Shah ( 1801 – 13 February 1847) was the fourth

King of Oudh The Nawab of Awadh or the Nawab of Oudh was the title of the rulers who governed the state of Awadh (anglicised as Oudh) in north India during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to a dynasty of Persian origin from Nishap ...

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

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and a

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road from

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and divis ...

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. He also built the

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and Aminabad Bazar, major shopping markets in Lucknow.NAWABS OF OUDH & THEIR SECULARISM – Dr. B. S. Saxena
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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.

References

External links

* Historic Lucknow By Sidney Hay, Enver Ahme

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