Saadat khan Burhan-Ul-Mulk, the founder of Awadh dynasty hailed from a noble Saiyid family of Nishapur in Khurasan. Earlier name Mir Muhammad Amin, he entered the Mughal court as a small 'Amil', however managed to obtain a mansab under Farrukhsiyar and played an important role in the ascending of Muhammad Shah to the throne and overthrow of Saiyid Brothers. Thus earned the title of Saadat Khan Bahadur in 1720 and the governorship of Awadh as a reward in 1722. At that moment Lucknow was under the influence of Shaikhzadas. Saadat Khan settled the disturbed fortune of his territory, with the might of the sword, and established his court at Faizabad. Nawab Burhan-Ul-Mulk was summoned to Delhi in the wake of Naadir Shah's invasion, where he died a natural death in 1739 AD.