Bhool Bhulaiya, or Bada Imambara in Lucknow, is a cultural and architectural marvel with a mysterious maze at its heart. Built in 1784 by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula, the labyrinth was designed by ...

Asaf-ud-Daula, a noteworthy Nawab during the late 1700s, had an obsession with royal edifices and rich cuisine. A team of cooks was commanded to create daily changing aromatic stews, breads and ...

Following Shuja-ud-Daula’s unexpected death in 1775, his son Asaf-ud-Daula (reigned 1775-1797) would emerge as a canny statesman, capable of balancing both British and native threats to his ...

A portrait of emperor Asaf-ud-Daula. | Artist unknown/Wikimedia Commons When young Thomas Twining walked through Delhi in 1794, no one looked at him twice.

A famine history: It’s a famous saying in Lucknow, Jisko na de Maula, Usko de Asaf-ud-Daulah (He who does not receive (livelihood) from God, will receive it from Asaf-ud Daula).The reason behind ...

Lucknow's Bara Imambara was built by Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh in 1784. This Imambara is the second largest after the Nizamat Imambara.

Later in 2020, Asaf Ud Daula won an international photo contest titled 'The World's Best Photos of#Green2020' launched by Agora. Asaf is a resident of Shanta village of the Akkelpur Upazila in ...

View Shuja ud-Daula, Nawab of Oudh, and his son Asaf ud-Daula, seated on a terrace with singers and musicians by Indian School-Lucknow 18 on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Indian ...

Built in 1784 as part of a famine relief works project by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula, the prince of the royal house of Oudh, it is one of the last great and palatial buildings constructed in the Mughal ...

The BJP MP claimed that Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula renamed city's name to Lucknow. He further said that Lord Ram had gifted the city to his brother and king of Ayodhya Laxman during the 'Treta Yug'.