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'''Tikait Rai Bahadur''' (1760–1808) was the [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] of [[Awadh]] from 1791 - 1796 in the regime of Asaf-u-daula.
He belonged from upper-caste Kayasthas community.

==Famine of 1784-85==

[[Asaf-Ud-Dowlah|Nawab Asif-ud-daula]] along with his prime minister Mirza [[Hasan Raza Khan]] and deewan Raja Tikait Rai, established a charitable institution (Rifah-e-Aam) which provided relief to thousands. Asif-ud-daula distributed salaries to the people with finance minister Raja Jhau Lal and deewan Raja Tikait Rai .<ref>[http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/768 India Environment Portal - Monument to hunger]</ref>

==Welfare construction==

He also constructed many [[temple]]s, [[mosque]]s, [[bridge]]s and dug [[temple tank|tank]]s all over the state, which can still be seen.<ref name="oudh.tripod">[http://oudh.tripod.com/misc/noosec.htm NAWABS OF OUDH & THEIR SECULARISM - Dr. B. S. Saxena]</ref> He also built [[imambara]]s to house alams.<ref>[http://www.law.emory.edu/ihr/yogi1.html Hindu Followers of a Muslim Imam, Yoginder Sikand] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601070936/http://www.law.emory.edu/ihr/yogi1.html |date=1 June 2009 }}</ref> In Tehsil [[Bithur]], [[Kanpur Nagar|Kanpur]] there is a Baradari<ref>[http://www.uparchaeology.org/projection_conservation_9.htm Directorate of Archeology (U.P.)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613024211/http://www.uparchaeology.org/projection_conservation_9.htm |date=13 June 2011 }}</ref> and a bathing [[quay]] built of red stone on the banks of [[Ganges]] known as ''Patthar ghat'',<ref>[http://kanpurnagar.gov.in/excursions.html Kanpur>>Excursions>>Bithoor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318155551/http://kanpurnagar.gov.in/excursions.html |date=18 March 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.indnav.com/servlet/Browse?mt=goToName&name=Kanpur Kanpur city guide]</ref> built by Raja Tikait Rai.

Raja Tikait was also named the royal ''yajmān'' (patron) of [[Hanuman Garhi Temple|Hanuman Garhi]] in [[Ayodhya]] as a result of his donations.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hasnain|first=Nadeem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fjO6DQAAQBAJ|title=The Other Lucknow|date=2016|publisher=Vani Prakashan|year=2016|isbn=978-93-5229-420-6|pages=64,65|language=en}}</ref>

==In memory==

''' ''Raja Tikait Rai Ka Talab'' ''' - This was built by the [[Nawab of Awadh|Nawabs]]. It is a ''pucca'' [[Temple tank|talab/tank]] with a separate bathing [[Ghats|ghat]] for women. It also has the [[Shitala Devi|Sitala Mata]] [[temple]] where an annual [[fair]] is organized.<ref>[https://jnnurmmis.nic.in/toolkit/LucknowCdp/Chapter1&2.pdf Lucknow City Development Plan 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410235625/https://jnnurmmis.nic.in/toolkit/LucknowCdp/Chapter1%262.pdf |date=10 April 2009 }}</ref>

==Notes==
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* Repertoire On Wajid Ali Shah & Monuments of Avadh, Avadh Cultural Club, Lucknow, 1974

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15022002/15022200206.htm A city on the death row By Obaid Nasir, Lucknow]
* [http://www.whereincity.com/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi.php Places of Interest around Kanpur, Bithoor, Patthar Ghat]

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[[Category:History of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Lucknow]]
[[Category:Awadh]]
[[Category:1808 deaths]]
[[Category:1760 births]]

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