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5 unusual facts about History of Faizabad


History of Faizabad

Muhammad Shah was very pleased with his service and gave him the title of "Burhan-ul-Mulk".

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Faizabad was developed later on by Nawab Safdarjung's successor, Nawab Shujauddaula into a full fledged capital city, with gardens, palaces, markets, roads and other infrastructure.

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His only child was a daughter who was married to his nephew Muhammad Muqim better known as Abul Mansur Khan Safdar Jung the son of Sayadat Khan who succeeded him in the government of Awadh.

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However, more accurately, the reference is found in Medieval and Modern history, when Nawab Saadat Ali Khan, Burhan-ul-Mulk was given the charge of the Subah of Awadh around 1722 by the Mughal Court.

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Faizabad developed further during the reign of Nawab Safdarjung, the second nawab of Avadh (1739–54), who made it the military headquarters while his successor Nawab Shuja-ud-daula developed it as full fledged capital city.



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