The Ncuvabs of Awadh and Bengal tried to do away with the jagirdari system in order to reduce the influence of the Mughals in their states.

Sa’adat Khan held the combined offices of subadari, diwani and faujdarL In fact, he was responsible for managing the political, financial and milit...

He wished to control the rich textile producing areas of the Coromandal coast in the east.

Awadh was a prosperous region, controlling the rich alluvial Ganga plain and the main trade route between north India and Bengal.