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Exile to Metiabruz
- When
- 13 May 1856
- Where
- Garden Reach, Metiabruz
Wajid Ali Shah was exiled to Metiabruz near Kolkata, arriving in May 1856 to live on a pension.
He traveled from Kanpur to Calcutta by steamer with his entourage, arriving at Bichali Ghat near Metiabruz on 13 May 1856. He remained there for the rest of his life, maintaining a household of musicians and staff on a generous pension.
Sources
- Wajid Ali Shah Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
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