Wajid Ali Shah

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Nawab human patron of the arts poet ruler

Wajid Ali Shah was the last Nawab of Awadh (Oudh), known for his patronage of arts, music, and dance, and for his controversial deposition and exile by the British in 1856.

Aliases (1)

Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Wajid Ali Shah ×1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nawab → human → patron of the arts → poet → ruler →
associatedWith	Awadh → Calcutta → Lucknow →
burialPlace	Calcutta → Metiabruz →
child	Birjis Qadr →
countryRuled	Awadh → Oudh →
culturalContribution	enrichment of Lucknow court culture → support for Shia religious pageantry →
dateOfBirth	1822-07-30 →
dateOfDeath	1887-09-01 →
deposedBy	British East India Company → Lord Dalhousie →
dynasty	Nishapuri dynasty → Oudh royal family →
ethnicGroup	Mughal →
event	annexation of Awadh in 1856 →
exiledTo	Calcutta → Garden Reach →
father	Amjad Ali Shah →
fullName	Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Wajid Ali Shah →
givenName	Wajid Ali →
historicalSignificance	last independent ruler of Awadh before British annexation →
knownFor	composition of thumri → development of Lucknowi culture → extravagant court life → patronage of arts → patronage of dance → patronage of music → poetry in Urdu → promotion of Kathak dance →
languageUsed	Persian → Urdu →
lastRulerOf	Awadh → Oudh →
monarchOf	Kingdom of Awadh →
mother	Malka Kishwar →
notableWork	poetic and musical compositions in Urdu and Hindustani →
patronOf	Kathak dancers → musicians of Lucknow → poets of Awadh →
placeOfBirth	Awadh → India → Lucknow →
placeOfDeath	British India → Calcutta → Garden Reach →
positionHeld	Nawab of Awadh →
predecessor	Amjad Ali Shah →
reasonForDeposition	alleged misgovernment → annexation of Awadh →
reignEnd	1856 →
reignStart	1847 →
religion	Islam → Sunni Islam →
residence	Garden Reach, Calcutta → Qaiserbagh Palace, Lucknow →
spouse	Begum Hazrat Mahal →
successor	British administration in Awadh →
title	King of Oudh → Nawab of Awadh →
yearOfExile	1856 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nawabs of Awadh → Oudh →	lastRuler
Wajid Ali Shah ("Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Wajid Ali Shah") →	fullName
Begum Hazrat Mahal →	spouse