Wajid Ali Shah

Wajid Ali Shah

July 30, 1822 – September 21, 1887

Last King of Awadh, a poet and patron of music and dance, deposed when the East India Company annexed Awadh in 1856; he lived the rest of his life in exile near Calcutta.

Offices held

Feb 13, 1847 – Feb 11, 1856
Preceded by
Amjad Ali Shah

Family

Wajid Ali Shah

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