while he was administrator. Jawahir Ali patronized intellectuals and culture as well as engaging in horsemanship and archery practice every day. He did not wear ornate, expensive or elaborate clothing and did not do extravagant grooming, since as a high ranking eunuch (khwajasarai) his mistress did not need to flaunt her wealth through him. Jawahir Ali Khan cone had 1,000 servants shout "Din, Din" while raising banners and wearing white robes after taking off their black robes. One of his officials was Akhund Ahmad. Jawahir Ali had a dispute with his mistress Bahu Begum when he was blocking a road once and she sent a eunuch to tell him to stop it. In popular culture In the 1994 Hindi TV series The Great Maratha, Shuja's character was portrayed by Benjamin Gilani. In the 2019 Bollywood film Panipat, Shuja-ud-Daula is portrayed by Kunal Kapoor. References Further reading Shuja-ud-Daulah – Vol. I, II (1754–1765) by Ashirbadi Lal Srivastava External links 1732 births People from Lucknow Nawabs of Awadh 1775 deaths Indian Shia Muslims Indian people of Iranian descent 18th-century Iranian people