Asaf ud daula biography for kids
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Asaf ud daula biography for kids
Asaf-ud-Daula
Mughal and British era nobleman, Wazir (Minister) of the Nawab of Awadh (1748–1797)
Not to be confused with Afzal ud Daulah(the 5th Nizam of Hyderabad).
Mirza Asaf-ud-Daula (23 September 1748 – 21 September 1797) was the Nawab wazir of Oudh ratified by Shah Alam II, from 26 January 1775 to 21 September 1797,[1] and the son of Shuja-ud-Dowlah.
His mother and grandmother were the Begums of Oudh.[2]
Reign
Asaf-ud-Dowlah became Nawab at the age of 26, on the death of his father, Shuja-ud-Daula, on 28 January 1775.[3] He assumed the throne with the aid of the British East India Company, outmanoeuvring his younger brother Saadat Ali who led a failed mutiny in the army.
British Colonel John Parker defeated the mutineers decisively, securing Asaf-ud-Daula's succession. His first Chief Minister, Mukhtar-ud-Daula, was assassinated in the revolt.[4]
The other challenge to Asaf's rule was his mother Umat-ul-Zohra (better known as