As a young man Ali Hyder was employed by the Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah as a royal teacher.
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Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI had heard about Ali Hyder, a Shahi Ataleeq of Wajid Ali Shah, Asaf Jah though a very powerful ruler under the British Crown apparently didn't need to be impressed by any one, specially Wajid Ali Shah dead and the state taken by the British.
Wajid Ali Shah (1822-1887), tenth and last nawab of the princely kingdom of Awadh (Oudh)
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Another key influence to the food came much later, when Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, was exiled by the British 1856 to Metiabruz, on the outskirts of Kolkata.
Nayak of Kalb Ali Khan court Bahadur Hussain Khan (Zia-ud-Daula,title conferred by Wajid Ali Shah,son of Jeevan Shah of Jhansi,grandson of Miyan Manrang,nephew(Bhaanje) of Pyar Khan of Awadh, maternal Grandson of Sadarang).