Nawab Saadat Ali Khan
NAWAB SAADAT ALI KHAN Yamin-ud-daula-nawab Saadat Ali Khan was the sixth Nawab Wazir of Oudh from 21 january 1798 to july 1814. He was born in 1752 at qudh state. Saadat Ali Khan was crowned on 21st jan 1798 at Grand darbar held at Bibiyapur palace, by Sir John Shore. Saadat Ali Khan, though economical in fiscal management, was nevertheless an enthusiastic builder and commissioned many grand palaces, including Dilkusha, Hayat Baksh Kothi and Farhat Buksh Kothi as well as the famous Lal -Baradari. The Farhat Buksh was purchased from Claude Martin for fifty thousand rupees. Farhat Buksh was a vast complex of buildings. The area was the scene of bitter fighting during 1857 and the complex was almost destroyed. Chattar Manzil became a British club during the period of the Raj. Since 1947 it has been housing the Central Drug Research Institute. Th...