Wazir Ali Khan

Wazir Ali Khan (19 April 1780 – 15 May 1817) was the fifth Nawab of Kingdom of Awadh from 21 September 1797 to 21 January 1798 and the adopted son of Asaf-ud-Daulah.

Life

Asaf-ud-Daulah, who had no son, The affair became known as the Massacre of Benares.

Subsequently, Ali assembled a rebellious army of several thousand men. A quickly assembled force commanded by General Erskine moved into Benares and "restored order" by 21 January. Ali fled to Azamgarh He was buried in the Muslim graveyard of Kasi Baghan.

Children Mirza Jalaluddin Haidar Ali Khan Bahadur born 1798, married and got Issue Nawab Mubarak ud-Daula, who moved to Ottoman Empire Mirza Muhammad Ali Khan Sahibzadi Saadatunnisa Begum

Timeline

Literature Baillie, Laureen (Hrsg.): Indian Biographical Archiv; München, , Fiche 492 Davis, John Francis (1795–1890); Vizier Ali Khan; or, The massacre of Benares: a chapter in British Indian history .. (1871) (Orig. 1844) Higginbotham, J. J.; Men Whom India has Known. 1874 Ray, Aniruddha; Revolt of Vizir Ali of Oudh at Benares in 1799; in: Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, 49th Session, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 1988: S 331–338 Kartoos by Habib Tanvir