Āṣaf-ud-Daulah

Indian ruler

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history of Avadh

  • India
    In India: The government of Lord Wellesley

    …listless though cultured rule of Āṣaf al-Dawlah; on his death in 1797 a succession dispute and an Afghan invasion of the Punjab gave Wellesley a welcome opportunity for interference. He pressed the nawab to disband his troops and increase his payment to the company for his subsidiary force. When the…

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