Nawab of Awadh

The Nawab of Awadh or the Nawab of Oudh () was the title of the rulers who governed the state of Oudh or Awadh in south India during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to a dynasty of Qara-Qoyunlu origin from Nishapur. Saadat Khan (1722–1739) became the first Nawab of Awadh in 1722. He was a Mughal wazir and the founder of the state of Awadh.Indian History, ed. V.K. Agnihotri (New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 2010), p. xxxiii

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Category:18th century in India
Category:19th century in India
Category:Indian monarchs