Person · r. 1847 – 1856 (deposed)
Wajid Ali Shah
Son 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.
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- bosworth-awadh-wajid-ali-shah · read as web
Wājd 'Alī b. Amjad: 1263/1847
- bosworth-awadh-wajid-ali-shah-deposition · read as web
it was on grounds of misgovernment that the Governor-General Lord Dalhousie deposed Wājid 'Alī in 1272/1856