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- Awadh — the Nawab-Viziers and Kings of Oudh — Dynasty · 1722 – 1856 · Awadh NawabsFrom Sa'adat Khan Burhan al-Mulk's appointment, 1134/1722, to the British annexation and Wajid Ali's deposition, 1272/1856, per Bosworth's table and closing prose.
- Sayyid Muhammad Amin Sa'adat Khan Bahadur, Burhan al-Mulk — Person · r. 1722 – 1739 · Awadh NawabsAssumed virtual independence in Awadh as the Mughal empire declined after Awrangzib's death in 1118/1707, founding the line as Nawab-Vizier.
- Abu Mansur Khan, Safdar Jang — Person · r. 1739 – 1754 · Awadh NawabsSucceeded as Nawab-Vizier of Awadh in 1152/1739, styled Safdar Jang.
- Haydar, Shuja al-Dawla Jalal al-Din — Person · r. 1754 – 1775 · Awadh NawabsSon of Safdar Jang; ruled as Nawab-Vizier with the title Shuja al-Dawla Jalal al-Din from 1167/1754.
- Asaf al-Dawla — Person · r. 1775 – 1797 · Awadh NawabsSon of Haydar (Shuja al-Dawla); ruled as Nawab-Vizier of Awadh from 1189/1775.
- Wazir Ali — Person · r. 1797 – 1798 · Awadh NawabsAdopted son of Asaf al-Dawla; ruled briefly from 1212/1797 to 1213/1798 and died in 1232/1817.
- Sa'adat Ali Khan — Person · r. 1798 – 1814 · Awadh NawabsSon of Asaf al-Dawla, per Bosworth's table; ruled as Nawab-Vizier of Awadh from 1213/1798.
- Haydar I, Ghazi al-Din — Person · r. 1814 – 1827 · Awadh NawabsSon of Sa'adat Ali Khan; ruled as Nawab-Vizier from 1229/1814 and took the title of King after 1234/1819.
- Haydar II, Sulayman Jah — Person · r. 1827 – 1837 · Awadh NawabsSon of Ghazi al-Din Haydar; ruled as King of Awadh, styled Sulayman Jah, from 1243/1827.
- Muhammad Ali, Mu'in al-Din — Person · r. 1837 – 1842 · Awadh NawabsSon of Sa'adat Ali Khan, styled Mu'in al-Din; ruled as King of Awadh from 1253/1837.
- Amjad Ali, Thurayya Jah — Person · r. 1842 – 1847 · Awadh NawabsSon of Muhammad Ali, styled Thurayya Jah; ruled as King of Awadh from 1258/1842.
- Wajid Ali Shah — Person · r. 1847 – 1856 (deposed) · Awadh NawabsSon of Amjad Ali; ruled as King of Awadh from 1263/1847 until deposed by Governor-General Lord Dalhousie on grounds of misgovernment in 1272/1856, ending the kingdom of Oudh.