Safdar Jang
Safdar Jang | |
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| 2nd Nawab of Awadh | |
| In office 19 March 1739 – 5 October 1754 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad Shah |
| Preceded by | Saadat Ali Khan I |
| Succeeded by | Shuja-ud-Daula |
| Mughal Grand Vizier | |
| In office 1748–1753 | |
| Preceded by | Mir Fazil Qamar-ud-Din Khan |
| Succeeded by | Intizam-ud-Daulah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1708 |
| Died | 5 October 1754 (aged 45–46) |
| Resting place | Safdarjung's Tomb, New Delhi |
| Spouse | Nawab Sadar Jahan Ara Begum nee (Sadr-un-Nisa Begum) |
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Asaf Jah Jamat-ul-Mulk Shuja-ud-Daula Nawab Abul Mansur Khan Bahadur Safdar Jang Sipah Salar (c. 1708 – 5 October 1754), better known as Safdar Jang, was the second Nawab of Kingdom of Awadh succeeding Saadat Ali Khan I (his maternal uncle and father-in-law) in the year 1739 and Mughal Grand Vizier from 1748 to 1753. All future Nawabs of Awadh were patriarchal descendants of Safdar Jang. He was a major political figure at the imperial Mughal court during its declining years.