Shuja-ud-Daula
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Shuja-ud-Daula (19 January 1732 – 26 January 1775) was the third Nawab of Oudh and the Vizier of Delhi from 5 October 1754 until his death 26 January 1775.
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Shuja-ud-Daula
- Royalty.title
- Nawab of OudhKhan BahadurAsad JangArsh Manzil
- Royalty.image
- Shuja-ud-daula, Nawab of Oudh.tif
- Royalty.succession
- 3rd Nawab of Awadh
- Royalty.reign
- 5 October 1754 – 26 January 1775
- Royalty.birth_date
- 19 January 1732
- Royalty.birth_place
- Mansion of Dara Shikoh, Delhi, Delhi Subah, Mughal Empire
- Royalty.death_place
- Faizabad, Kingdom of Awadh (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Royalty.predecessor
- Safdar Jang
- Royalty.successor
- Asaf-ud-Daulah
- Royalty.full name
- Jalal-ud-din Haider Abul Mansur Khan Shuja-ud-Daula
- Royalty.burial_place
- Gulab Bari, Faizabad, Awadh
- Royalty.spouse
- Nawab Begum Ummat-uz-Zahra Bano "Bahu Begum" Saheba
- Royalty.mother
- Nawab Begum Sadar Jahan Ara Begum Saheba
- Royalty.father
- Safdar Jang
- Royalty.issue
- Asaf-ud-Daulah Saadat Ali Khan II
- Royalty.royal house
- Nishapuri Branch of the Kara Koyunlu
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Oudh State
- Place of birth
- Delhi
- Place of death
- Faizabad
- Child
- Asaf-ud-Daula
- Father
- Safdar Jang
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Nawab of Awadh
- Religion
- Shia Islam
- Conflict
- Battle of Buxar
- Image
- अवध के नवाब शुजाउद्दौला.jpg
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- 1732-01-19
- date of death
- 1775-01-26
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Early life
- Nawab of Awadh
- Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire
- Third Battle of Panipat
- Battle of Buxar
- Allahabad Treaty
- Death and burial
- Personal life
- In popular culture
- Gallery
- References
- Further reading
Shuja-ud-Daula (19 January 1732 – 26 January 1775) was the third Nawab of Oudh and the Vizier of Delhi from 5 October 1754 until his death 26 January 1775.
He was a key 18th-century Mughal ally who despised the Maratha-backed grand vizier of the Mughal Empire Imad-ul-Mulk. He supported Prince Ali Gauhar (later Shah Alam II) against Mughal usurpers and became Grand Vizier. His army, backed by influential clans and Shi'a migrants from Kashmir, was a major force in North India. Shuja joined Ahmad Shah Durrani in the Third Battle of Panipat, helping defeat the Marathas by cutting their supply lines. Later, he allied with Shah Alam II and Mir Qasim to fight the British in the Battle of Buxar but was defeated. In 1765, he signed the Treaty of Allahabad, ceding territory and financial control to the East India Company. Though strategic, this marked the start of increasing British dominance in India.
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