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Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah

c. 1769–1827 · 19th century

Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar was the ruler of Awadh from 1814 and its first king, from 1819 until his death in 1827. Encouraged by the British, who wished to weaken the authority of the Mughal emperor, he renounced his allegiance to Delhi and took the royal title. He built several monuments in Lucknow and lent large sums to the East India Company.

Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah
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Awadh State

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