Safdar Jang. He was a major political figure at the imperial Mughal court during its declining years.

Biography

He was a descendant of Qara Yusuf of the Qara Qoyunlu confederation. In 1735, he was given the rank of sipahsalar. In 1739, he succeeded his father-in-law and maternal uncle, Burhan-ul-Mulk Saadat Khan to the throne of Awadh/Oudh and

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