Umdat ul-Umara
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Ghulam Husain Ali Khan (8 January 1748 ā 15 July 1801) aka Ghulam Hussainy or Umdat ul-Umra, was the Nawab of the Carnatic state in the Mughal Empire from 1795 to 1801.
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Nawab of the Carnatic Amir ul-Hind Wala Jah Umdat ul-Umara Najim ul-Mulk Azad ud-Daula | |
Reign | 1795ā1801 |
Predecessor | Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah |
Successor | Azim-ud-Daula |
Full name | Ghulam Husain Ali Khan |
Born | 8 January 1748 |
Died | 15 July 1801 Madras |
Buried | Hazrat Natthar Wali Dargah, Farangi-Gate, Trichinopoly |
Issue | three sons and three daughters |
Father | Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah |
Mother | Nawab Begum Sahiba |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Mughal Empire |
Service/ | Nawab of Arcot |
Rank | Subadar |
Battles/wars | Fourth Anglo-Mysore War |
Coronation | 16 October 1795 |
Dynasty | Wallajah |
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He was actually named by his grandfather, Anwaruddin Khan, as "Abdul Wali". But he was subsequently renamed as "Umdat ul-Umara", after the name of the court of the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.