Safdarjung

Safdarjung

Infobox Monarch
name =Safdarjung
title =Safdarjung


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reign = 1737 - 1753
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othertitles =Nawab-Wazir , Wazir Ul-Hindustan
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predecessor =Saadat Khan
successor =Shuja-Ud-Daulah
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date of birth =1708
place of birth =Nishapur, Khurasan, Persia
date of death =death date|1754|10|5|mf=y
place of death =Paparghat, India
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:"For the districts in Delhi, see Safdarjung (Delhi).""Wazir ul-Mamalik-i-Hindustan, Asaf Jah, Jamat ul-Mulk, Shuja ud-Daula, Nawab Abu'l Mansur Khan Bahadur, Safdar Jang", popularly known as "Safdarjung" (1708-5 October 1754) was the second Nawab of Awadh, of the Awadh dynasty.

Biography

Safdarjung (Devanagari: सफदरजंग ) was born Muhammad Muqim in Khurasan, Persia and migrated to India in 1722. He succeeded his father-in-law and maternal uncle Saadat Khan to the throne of Awadh, apparently by paying Nadir Shah two crores of rupees. The Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah gave him the title of "Safdarjung".

Safdarjung was an able administrator. He was not only effective in keeping control of Awadh, but also managed to render valuable assistance to the weakened Muhammad Shah. He was soon given governorship of Kashmir as well, and became a central figure at the Delhi court. During the later years of Muhammad Shah, he gained complete control of administration in the Mughal Empire. When Ahmad Shah Bahadur ascended the throne at Delhi, Safdarjung became his "Wazir ul-Mamalik-i-Hindustan" or Chief Minister of India. However, court politics eventually overtook him and he was dismissed in 1753.

He then propped up a eunuch, Akbar Shah, as the claimant to the Delhi throne. Later that year, he reconciled with Ahmad Shah Bahadur and was given back Awadh. He returned to Awadh in November, 1753, but died while travelling from Lucknow to Sultanpur in 1754.

Gallery

ee also

*Safdarjung's Tomb

References

* The complete genealogy of Safdarjung can be found [http://www.4dw.net/royalark/India4/oudh5.htm here] .
* The National Information Centre in Lucknow maintains a [http://lucknow.nic.in/Safdar.htm page] on him.
* Indiacoins has an article on Safdarjung [http://www.indiancoins.8m.com/awadh/AwadhHist.html#SAFDARJUNG here] .
* Tomb of Safdarjung [http://www.incredibledelhi.com/delhi-places-see/safdarjung-tomb.html] .


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