Saadat Ali Khan II

Saadat Ali Khan (Persian: سعادت علی خان‎, Hindi: सआदत अली ख़ान, Urdu: سعادت علی خان‎) (bf. 1752 – c. 11 July 1814) was the sixth[1] Nawab wazir of Oudh from 21 January 1798 to 11 July 1814,[2] and the son of Shuja-ud-Daula.[3] He was of Persian origin.[4][5]

Saadat Ali Khan
Nawab Wazir of Oudh
Wazir-ul Mumalik
Yameen-ud Daulah
Nazim-ul Mumlikat
Khan Bahadur
Mubariz Jung[nt 1]
Ja'nnat Aramgah[nt 2]
Nawab Saadat Ali Khan II
Reign21 January 1798 – 11 July 1814
PredecessorMirza Wazir `Ali Khan
SuccessorGhazi ad-Din Rafa`at ad-Dowla Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Khan
Bornb. bf. 1752
Died11 July 1814
Lucknow
Burial
Tombs of Qaiserbagh
ConsortKhursheed Zadi
Full name
Yamin-ud-daula-Nawab Saadat Ali Khan
HouseNishapuri
DynastyOudh
FatherShuja-ud-daula
ReligionIslam

Life

He was the second son of Nawab Shuja-ud-daula. Saadat Ali Khan succeeded his half-nephew, Mirza Wazir `Ali Khan, to the throne of Oudh in 1798. Saadat Ali Khan was crowned on 21 January 1798 at Bibiyapur Palace in Lucknow, by Sir John Shore.[6]

Most of the buildings between the Kaiserbagh and Dilkusha were constructed by him.[7] He had a palace called Dilkusha Kothi designed and built by Sir Gore Ouseley in 1805.[8]

Death

Nawab Saadat Ali Khan died in 1814 and he was buried with his wife Khursheed Zadi at Qaisar Bagh.[6]

  • Gates of the Palace at Lucknow by W. Daniell, 1801
  • Claude Martin's home that was bought by Saadat Ali Khan for 50K rupees
  • Tomb of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan II, at Qaiser Bagh, Lucknow

References
  1. "Nawab Wazir Ali Khan". Oudh.tripod.com. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  2. Ben Cahoon. "Princely States of India". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. "HISTORY OF AWADH (Oudh) a princely State of India by Hameed Akhtar Siddiqui". Indiancoins.8m.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. Sacred space and holy war: the politics, culture and history of Shi'ite Islam By Juan Ricardo Cole
  5. Art and culture: endeavours in interpretation By Ahsan Jan Qaisar, Som Prakash Verma, Mohammad Habib
  6. "Saadat-Ali-Khan (1798-1814)". National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010.
  7. "Nawabs Of Oudh & Their Secularism - Dr. B. S. Saxena". Oudh.tripod.com. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  8. nic.in Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine accessed 10 September 2007

Notes
  1. title after death
  2. title after death
Preceded by
Mirza Wazir `Ali Khan		 Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik of Oudh
1798 – 1814		 Succeeded by
Ghazi ad-Din Rafa`at ad-Dowla Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Khan
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