Asaf-ud-Daula
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Asaf-ud-Daula was an 18th-century Nawab of Awadh renowned for transforming Lucknow into a major cultural and architectural center of North India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asaf-ud-Daula canonical | 10 |
| Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nawab
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Lucknow ⓘ |
| associatedWithStructure |
Bara Imambara
ⓘ
surface form:
Bara Imambara complex
Rumi Darwaza ⓘ
surface form:
Rumi Gate (Rumi Darwaza)
|
| birthYear | 1748 ⓘ |
| builtForPurpose |
Bara Imambara
ⓘ
surface form:
Bara Imambara was built as a relief work during famine
|
| burialPlace |
Bara Imambara
ⓘ
surface form:
Bara Imambara, Lucknow
|
| capitalCity | Lucknow ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Oudh
ⓘ
surface form:
Awadh
|
| culturePromoted |
Awadhi culture
ⓘ
Indo-Persian culture ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1797 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Nishapuri dynasty ⓘ |
| enteredTreatyWith | British East India Company ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| father | Shuja-ud-Daula ⓘ |
| fullName | Asaf-ud-Daula self-link ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mughal-era North India ⓘ |
| house | Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ |
| knownFor |
architectural projects in Lucknow
ⓘ
charitable works ⓘ development of Lucknow’s urban landscape ⓘ lavish courtly lifestyle ⓘ patronage of arts ⓘ transforming Lucknow into a major cultural center ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Persian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Asafi Mosque
ⓘ
surface form:
Asafi Masjid
Bara Imambara ⓘ Rumi Darwaza ⓘ Shahi Baoli ⓘ
surface form:
Shahi Baoli (stepwell at Bara Imambara complex)
|
| patronOf |
Shia religious institutions
ⓘ
architecture ⓘ music ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| policy | encouraged migration of artisans and scholars to Lucknow ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | subordinate ally of the British East India Company ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Nawab Wazir of Awadh
ⓘ
surface form:
Nawab of Awadh
|
| predecessor | Shuja-ud-Daula ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Oudh ⓘ |
| regnalName | Asaf-ud-Daula self-link ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1797 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1775 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| successor | Wazir Ali Khan ⓘ |
| successorStateRelation | Awadh was a semi-autonomous Mughal successor state ⓘ |
| title | Nawab Wazir of Awadh ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mir Taqi Mir
this entity surface form:
Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula