| Saadat Ali Khan II | |||||
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| Nawab ofOudh 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 | |||||
| 6thNawab of Awadh | |||||
| Reign | 21 January 1798 – 11 July 1814 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mirza Wazir `Ali Khan | ||||
| Successor | Ghazi ad-Din Rafa`at ad-Dowla Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Khan | ||||
| Born | b. bf. 1752 | ||||
| Died | 11 July 1814 Lucknow,Kingdom of Awadh | ||||
| Burial | Tombs of Qaiserbagh | ||||
| Consort | Khursheed Zadi | ||||
| Issue | Rafa'at-ud-Daulah Shams-ud-Daulah Naseer-ud-Daulah[1] | ||||
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| House | Nishapuri | ||||
| Dynasty | Oudh | ||||
| Father | Shuja-ud-daula | ||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||
Yameen-ud Daula Saadat Ali Khan II Bahadur (bf. 1752 – c. 11 July 1814) was the sixthNawab of Oudh from 21 January 1798 to 11 July 1814, and the son ofShuja-ud-Daula. He was ofPersian origin.[2][3]
He was the second son of NawabShuja-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 atBibiyapur Palace inLucknow, by SirJohn Shore.[4]
In 1801, the British concluded a treaty with him, by which half of his dominions were ceded to theEast India Company, in return for perpetual British protection of Oudh, from all internal and external disturbances and threats (the British were to later renege on this promise). The districts ceded (then yielding a total revenue of 1 Crore & 35 Lakhs of Rupees) are as under:[1]
• Etawa
• Kora
• Kurra
• Rehur
• Farruckabad
• Khyreegurh
• Mounal
• Kunchunpore
• Azimgarh
• Benjun
• Goruckpore
• Botwul
• Allahabad
• Bareilly
• Moradabad
• Bijnore
• Budown
• hilibheet
• Shahjehanpore
• Nawabgunge
• Rehlee
• Mohowl (less Jaulluk Arwu)
Following the cessation, he reduced the Oudh Army from 80,000 to 30,000 men.[1]
He had three sons,Ghazi ad-Din Haydar, Shams-ud-daula, andNasser-ud-daula. His son Ghazi ad-Din succeeded him, and later his grandson,Nasser ad-Din Haydar. After that, his son Nasser-ud-daula succeeded the throne, whilst his grandson, Iqbal-ud-daula, son of Shams-ud-daula, made claims to the throne in 1838.[5] It is important to note that Saadat Ali Khan preferred his son Shams-ud-daula and desired to proclaim his heir, but was prevented by British interference.[6]
Most of the buildings between the Kaiserbagh and Dilkusha were constructed by him. He had a palace calledDilkusha Kothi designed and built by SirGore Ouseley in 1805.[7]
Nawab Saadat Ali Khan died in 1814 and he was buried with his wife Khursheed Zadi atQaisar Bagh.[4]
| Preceded by | Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik of Oudh 1798 – 1814 | Succeeded by |