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{{short description|Nawab of Awadh}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Amjad Ali Shah
| image = AmjadAliShah.jpg
| caption =
| succession = King of [[Oudh]]
| reign = 7 May 1842 – 13 February 1847
| coronation = 17 May 1842, Farhat Bakhsh Palace, [[Lucknow]]
| full name = Najmud-Daulah Abul Muzaffar Musleh-uddin Muhammad Amjad Ali Shah
| predecessor = [[Muhammad Ali Shah]]
| successor = [[Wajid Ali Shah]]
| queen =
| consort =
| spouse 1 = Malka Ahad Begum<ref name=indiainfoweb />
| spouse 2 = Malka Kaiswar<ref>
Childrens Wajid Ali Shah(Son), Ashraf un nisa Begum Malikai Douran Nawab Afsar Bahu Sahiba(Daughter) {{cite web|title=ApnaLucknow- Your guide to the City of Nawabs: Tourist Section |url=http://www.geocities.com/apnalko/touristlko123.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027115341/http://geocities.com/apnalko/touristlko123.html |archivedate=27 October 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>
| issue = Mustafa Ali <br/> [[Wajid Ali Shah]] <br/> Mirza Jawad Khan
| royal house = Nishapuri
| dynasty = Oudh
| father = [[Muhammad Ali Shah]]
| religion = [[Shia Islam]]
| mother =
| birth_date = before 30 January 1801
| birth_place =[[Lucknow]]
| death_date = {{death-date|13 February 1847}}
| death_place = Farhat Bakhsh Palace, [[Lucknow]]
| date of burial =
| place of burial = Imambara Sibtainabad, Hazratganj, Lucknow
}}

'''Amjad Ali Shah''' ({{Circa}} 1801 – 13 February 1847) was the fourth [[Nawab of Awadh|King of Oudh]] from 7 May 1842 to 13 February 1847.<ref>[http://www.tornosindia.com/nawab-amjad-ali-shah/#.YUx5_lNX56E Nawab Amjad Ali Shah] ''tornosindia.com''. Retrieved 23 September 2021</ref>

== Administration ==
His reign began in May 1842.<ref name="HoA">{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiancoins.8m.com/awadh/AwadhHist.html |title=HISTORY OF AWADH (Oudh) a princely State of India by Hameed Akhtar Siddiqui |access-date=23 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010901224326/http://www.indiancoins.8m.com/awadh/AwadhHist.html#AmjadAliShah |archive-date=1 September 2001 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> His administration was responsible for a new bridge over the river [[Gomti]] and a [[metalled]] road from [[Lucknow]] to [[Kanpur]].<ref name="HoA" /> He also built the [[Hazratganj]] and [[Aminabad, Lucknow|Aminabad Bazar]], major shopping markets in Lucknow.<ref name="tripod">[http://oudh.tripod.com/misc/noosec.htm NAWABS OF OUDH & THEIR SECULARISM – Dr. B. S. Saxena]</ref>

== Death ==
He died of cancer<ref>[http://www.tornosindia.com/nawabs.html Tornos India – About Us – Nawabs of Avadh] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010150504/http://www.tornosindia.com/nawabs.html |date=10 October 2008 }}</ref> on 13 February 1847 at the age of 47 years. He is buried at Imambara Sibtainabad in the western part of Hazratganj, Lucknow.<ref name=indiainfoweb>[http://www.indiainfoweb.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/sightseeing.html Lucknow Sightseeing Tours, Lucknow Travel Directory, Lucknow Tourism Guide, Arts & Culture of Lucknow, Places of Interest in Lucknow] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121200959/http://www.indiainfoweb.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/sightseeing.html |date=21 November 2008 }}</ref> He was succeeded by his son [[Wajid Ali Shah]].

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| align = left
| direction = horizontal
| header_align = center
| header = Sons of Amjad Ali Shah
| total_width = 600
| image1 = Vajid Ali Shah.jpg
| width1 = 500
| height1 = 684
| caption1 = [[Wajid Ali Shah]]<ref>Published in ''[[The Illustrated London News]]'', 1857.</ref>
| image2 = Doresetoter, Son of Umjud Ally Shah, and His Servant attributed to Felice Beato.jpg
| width2 = 3052
| height2 = 4556
| caption2 = Doresetoter<ref name="ReferenceA">Attributed to [[Felice Beato]], 1858–1859.</ref>
| image3 = Suliman Kudr, Son of Umjud Ally Shah, and Two Servants attributed to Felice Beato.jpg
| width3 = 3116
| height3 = 4469
| caption3 = Suliman Kudr<ref name="ReferenceA">Attributed to [[Felice Beato]], 1858–1859.</ref>
}}

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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180430160524/http://lucknow.nic.in/history1/histri.html National Informatics Centre, Lucknow – Rulers of Awadh]
* Historic Lucknow By Sidney Hay, Enver Ahmed [https://books.google.com/books?id=yc3sqGgXgzkC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=%22Amjad+Ali+Shah%22&source=web&ots=58cZNjDgCw&sig=u4CQTNQAKXpxE_72m-h3GhsXZ1I&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA50,M1]

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before=[[Muhammad Ali Shah|Mo`in ad-Din Abu´l-Fath Mohammad `Ali Shah]]|
title=[[Nawab of Oudh|Padshah-e-Oudh, Shah-e Zaman]]|
years=7 May 1842 – 13 Feb 1847|
after=[[Wajid Ali Shah|Naser ad-Din `Abd al-Mansur Mohammad Wajed `Ali Shah]]
}}
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