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	\| name = Safdar Jung		\| name = Safdar Jung
	\| title = [[Mirza]] <br>[[Nawab]] of [[Oudh]] <br /> Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik <br /> Wazir ul-Hindustan<br /> Subedar of Kashmir, Agra & Oudh <br /> Khan Bahadur <br /> Mir Atish <br /> Firdaus Aaramgah{{efn\|Title after death.}}		\| title = [[Mirza]] <br />[[Nawab]] of [[Oudh]] <br /> Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik <br /> Wazir ul-Hindustan<br /> Subedar of Kashmir, Agra & Oudh <br /> Khan Bahadur <br /> Mir Atish <br /> Firdaus Aaramgah{{efn\|Title after death.}}
	\| image= Safdarjung (1).jpg		\| image= Safdarjung (1).jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| reign = 19 March ~~1739–~~ 5 October 1754		\| reign = 19 March 1739 – 5 October 1754
	\| coronation =		\| coronation =
	\| full name = Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan Safdar Jang		\| full name = Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan Safdar Jang
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	'''Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan''' (b. c. 1708 – d. 5 October 1754), better known as '''Safdar Jang''', was a major figure at the Mughal court during the declining years of the [[Mughal empire]]. He became the second [[nawab wazir of Oudh\|Nawab Vazier of Awadh]] when he succeeded [[Saadat Ali Khan I]] (his maternal uncle and father-in-law) in 1739. All future [[Nawab of Oudh\|Nawabs of Oudh]] were male line descendants of Safdar Jung.		'''Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan''' (c. 1708 – 5 October 1754), better known as '''Safdar Jang''', was a major figure at the Mughal court during the declining years of the [[Mughal empire]]. He became the second [[nawab wazir of Oudh\|Nawab Vazier of Awadh]] when he succeeded [[Saadat Ali Khan I]] (his maternal uncle and father-in-law) in 1739. All future [[Nawab of Oudh\|Nawabs of Oudh]] were male line descendants of Safdar Jung.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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{{short description|18th-century Indian nobleman}}
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{{Infobox nobility
| name = Safdar Jung
| title = [[Mirza]] [[Nawab]] of [[Oudh]] Nawab Wazir al-Mamalik Wazir ul-Hindustan Subedar of Kashmir, Agra & Oudh Khan Bahadur Mir Atish Firdaus Aaramgah{{efn|Title after death.}}
| image= Safdarjung (1).jpg
| caption =
| reign = 19 March 1739– 5 October 1754
| coronation =
| full name = Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan Safdar Jang
| predecessor = [[Saadat Ali Khan I]]
| successor = [[Shuja-ud-Daula]]
| spouse = Amat Jahan Begum
| noble family = [[Nishapur]]i Branch of the [[Kara Koyunlu]]
| dynasty =
| father = Siyadat Khan [Mirza Ja’afar Khan Beg]
| mother =
| birth_date = 1708
| birth_place = {{citation needed|date=October 2015}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1754|10|5|1708}}
| death_place = [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]], India
| date of burial =
| place of burial = [[Safdarjung's Tomb|Safdar Jang's Tomb]], [[Safdarjung Road|Safdar Jung road]], [[New Delhi]]
| module = {{Infobox military person
| embed = yes
| allegiance = [[File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg|23px]][[Mughal Empire]]
| branch = [[Nawab of Awadh]]
| rank = [[Subadar]]
| battles = [[Mughal-Maratha Wars]]
}}
}}
'''Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan''' (b. c. 1708 – d. 5 October 1754), better known as '''Safdar Jang''', was a major figure at the Mughal court during the declining years of the [[Mughal empire]]. He became the second [[nawab wazir of Oudh|Nawab Vazier of Awadh]] when he succeeded [[Saadat Ali Khan I]] (his maternal uncle and father-in-law) in 1739. All future [[Nawab of Oudh|Nawabs of Oudh]] were male line descendants of Safdar Jung.

== Biography ==
He was a descendant of [[Qara Yusuf]] from the [[Kara Koyunlu]]. In 1739, he succeeded his father-in-law and maternal uncle, Burhan-ul-Mulk [[Saadat Ali Khan I]] to the throne of Oudh and ruled from 19 March 1739 to 5 October 1754.{{cn|date=August 2020}}. The [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Muhammad Shah]] gave him the title of "Safdar Jang".<ref name="HoA">[https://web.archive.org/web/20010901224326/http://www.indiancoins.8m.com/awadh/AwadhHist.html#BURHANULMULK HISTORY OF AWADH (Oudh) a princely State of India by Hameed Akhtar Siddiqui]</ref>

Safdar Jang was an able administrator. He was not only effective in keeping control of [[Oudh]], but also managed to render valuable assistance to the weakened Emperor Muhammad Shah. He was soon given governorship of [[Kashmir]] as well, and became a central figure at the Delhi court. During the later years of Muhammad Shah, he gained complete control of administration over the whole [[Mughal Empire]]. When [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur]] ascended the throne at Delhi in 1748, Safdar Jung became his ''Wazir-ul-Mumalik-i-Hindustan'' or Prime Minister of [[Hindustan]]. He was also made the governor of [[Ajmer]] and became the "[[Faujdar]]" of [[Narnaul]]. However, court politics eventually overtook him and he was dismissed in 1753.<ref name="HoA"/> He returned to Oudh in December 1753 and selected [[Faizabad]] as his military headquarter and administrative capital. He died in October 1754 at the age of 46 years in [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]] near Faizabad.<ref name="HoA"/>

==Tomb==
{{main|Tomb of Safdarjung}}
[[File:Safdarjung tomb.jpg|thumb|left|[[Safdarjung's tomb]] in Delhi]]
Safdar Jang's Tomb was built in 1754 and is situated on a road now known as [[Safdarjung Road|Safdar Jang Road]], in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="garden">{{cite web
|url=http://www.gardenvisit.com/garden_tour/mughal-gardens-india/safdarjangtombgarden.htm
|title= Safdar Jang Tomb Garden
|accessdate=28 March 2007
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220334/http://www.gardenvisit.com/garden_tour/mughal-gardens-india/safdarjangtombgarden.htm  |archivedate = 27 September 2007}}</ref>

Several other modern structures near the tomb also carry his name today like [[Safdarjung Airport|Safdar Jang Airport]] and [[Safdarjung Hospital|Safdar Jang Hospital]].

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==See also==
*[[Safdar Jung (film)|''Safdar Jung'' (film)]]
*[[Safdarjung (Delhi)]]
*[[Abul-Hasan ibn Mirza Ghiyas Beg]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons|Safdarjung}}

* Indiacoins has an article on Safdarjung [https://web.archive.org/web/20010901224326/http://www.indiancoins.8m.com/awadh/AwadhHist.html#SAFDARJUNG here]
* Tomb of Safdarjung [http://www.incredibledelhi.com/delhi-places-see/safdarjung-tomb.html]

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