What is Nawab of Awadh?
The '''Nawab of Awadh''' or the '''Nawab of Oudh''' ({{IPA-en|ˈaʊd|IPA}}) was the title of the rulers who governed the state of [[Oudh]] or Awadh in [[south India]] during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to a [[dynasty]] of [[Kara Koyunlu|Qara-Qoyunlu]] origin from [[Nishapur]]. Saadat Khan (1722–1739) became the first Nawab of Awadh in 1722.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sultanpur.nic.in/nawabs.htm |title=Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh |publisher=INDIAN COINS |access-date=4 February 2016 |archive-date=9 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109195019/http://sultanpur.nic.in/nawabs.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a [[Mughal]] [[wazir]] and the founder of the state of Awadh.<ref>''Indian History'', ed. V.K. Agnihotri (New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 2010), p. xxxiii</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:18th century in India]] [[Category:19th century in India]] [[Category:Indian monarchs]] {{history-stub}}