-rise to power sees British Wars > Popular Revolution (1827-9) almost coterminous

-expands in border lands in state of semi-collapse

-establishes independence of Awadh with collapse of Company and British rule in North

-when Punjab goes to war against the Mughals Awadh sends army

-successfully defends against sack attempt in Delhi

-and Akbar II becomes puppet of Awadhi administration

-sees growth of Heads of Persia > 1851-1856 The Bab movement

-he sends missionaries to convert people

-and with collapse of Bab movement there's a mass flight of Babi people to many places including Lucknow

-extreme violence in Persia causes revulsion among Muslims

-resulting in religious riots

-to restore order British come in

-but in return for getting a bunch of land

-in years that follows Awadh spends a bunch of money on Persian reconstruction

-this guy

-successfully builds an empire from his his jagir and in 1829 declares himself Nawab

-conquering several zamindars and replacing them with his allies

-faced with British Wars > First Anglo-Bihari War (1853-4)

-defeated hard, faced with British garrison

-tries to overthrow British garrison in British Wars > Second Anglo-Bihari War (1854-5)

-ends up killed and replaced by British puppet

-placed on throne by the British

-who suppress his opposition