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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.
Safdarjung's tomb is a sandstone and marble mausoleum in Delhi, India. It was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire style for Nawab Safdarjung . The monument has an ambience of spaciousness and an imposing presence with its domed and arched red, brown and white coloured structures.
Durga Puja celebrations, Matri Mandir, Safdarjung Enclave, Delhi, 2014. Safdarjung Enclave, developed by the Delhi Lease and Finance later DLF Limited after acquiring the farmlands from Humayunpur Village in the early 1960s under then Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru is located just south of the Ring Road and north of the Hauz Khas Deer Park.
The Safdarjung's rebellion occurred on 10 March 1753 during the waning years of the Mughal Empire. It was characterized by a conflict between Safdarjung , the Nawab of Oudh , and the Mughal emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur , alongside his court factions.
Safdarjung Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: VIDD) is an airport in New Delhi, India, in the neighbourhood of the same name. Established during the British Raj as Willingdon Airfield , it started operations as an aerodrome in 1929, when it was India's second airport after the Juhu Aerodrome in Mumbai.
Safdarjung Road (Hindi: सफ़दरजंग मार्ग) is a main road in New Delhi, India, named after the 18th century Tomb of Safdarjung near it. At the north end, the road stretches from the junction of the Teen Murti Marg , Akbar Road , Rajaji Marg and Lok Kalyan Marg , which is a roundabout.
Safdarjung, Nawab of Oudh, was made prime minister of the Mughal Empire (Wazir ul-Mamlak-i-Hindustan) when Ahmed Shah Bahadur ascended the throne in 1748. The Safdarjung tomb, the last monumental tomb garden of the Mughals, was planned and built like an enclosed garden tomb in line with the style of the Humayun tomb. It was completed in 1754.
Shuja-ud-Daula was the son of the Mughal Grand Vizier Safdarjung, who chosen by Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur.Unlike his father Shuja-ud-Daula was known from an early age for his abilities to synthesize his subordinates; [clarification needed] this skill would eventually cause him to emerge as the chosen Grand Vizier of Shah Alam II.