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Wazir
ul-Mamalik-i-Hindustan, Asaf Jah, Jamat ul-Mulk, Shuja ud-Daula,
Nawab Abu'l Mansur Khan Bahadur, Safdar Jang, popularly known as
Safdarjung was the second Nawab of the Awadh dynasty.
Safdarjung was born Muhammad Muqim in Khurasan, Persia and
migrated to India in 1722. He succeeded his father-in-law and
maternal uncle Saadat Khan to the throne of Awadh, apparently by
paying Nadir Shah two crores of rupees. The Mughal Emperor
Muhammad Shah gave him the title of "Safdarjung".
Safdarjung was an able administrator. He was not only effective
in keeping control of Awadh, but also managed to render valuable
assistance to the weakened Muhammad Shah. He was soon given
governorship of Kashmir as well, and became a central figure at
the Delhi court. During the later years of Muhammad Shah, he
gained complete control of administration in the Mughal Empire.
When Ahmad Shah Bahadur
ascended the throne at Delhi, Safdarjung became his Wazir
ul-Mamalik-i-Hindustan or Chief Minister of India. However,
court politics eventually overtook him and he was dismissed in
1753. He then propped up an eunuch, Akbar Shah, as the claimant
to the Delhi throne. Later that year, he reconciled with Ahmad
Shah Bahadur and was given back Awadh. He returned to Awadh in
November, 1753, but died while travelling from Lucknow to
Sultanpur in 1754.
Safdarjung Enclave and Safdarjung Development Area are also
upper middle class residential neighborhoods of South Delhi
located near Hauz Khas and Green Park. |
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