Safdar Jang
| Safdar Jang | |||||
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| Nawab of Awadh Khan Bahadur Mir Atish Firdaus Aaramgah | |||||
| 2nd Nawab of Awadh | |||||
| Reign | 19 March 1739 – 5 October 1754 | ||||
| Predecessor | Saadat Ali Khan I | ||||
| Successor | Shuja-ud-Daula | ||||
| Born | 1708 | ||||
| Died | 5 October 1754 (aged 45–46) Sultanpur, Kingdom of Awadh | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Spouse | Nawab Sadar Jahan Ara Begum nee (Sadr-un-Nisa Begum) | ||||
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| House | Nishapuri Branch of the Qara Qoyunlu | ||||
| Father | Siyadat Khan (Mirza Jafar Khan Beg) | ||||
| Mother | sister of Saadat Ali Khan I | ||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||
Wazir-ul-Mamalik-e-Hindustan 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. 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.