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Shuja-ud-Daula

1732–1775 · 18th century

Shuja-ud-Daula was Nawab of Awadh from 1754 to 1775 and wazir of the Mughal Empire. He fought on the Afghan side at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761, then joined Mir Qasim and Shah Alam II against the East India Company and was defeated at Buxar in 1764. By the Treaty of Allahabad he kept his lands but became a subsidiary ally of the British.

Shuja-ud-Daula
Image: Tilly Kettle, 1735-1786, British, active in India (from 1769 to 1776) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Awadh State

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