After the death Muhammad Ali Shah, his son Amjad Ali Shah ascended the throne. Muhammad Ali Shah had made every effort to ensure that the heir apparent received an excellent education, & had therefore entrusted him to the company of religious scholars, which instead of making him an intelligent ruler made him a devout Muslim. Thus, he became the most deeply religious, circumspect and abstinent ruler of Avadh. He was by far the most religious of the all Nawabs of the Avadh and his focal point remained to be religion. Due to this the administration system which were quite effectively established by his father was again came apart and his officer started to ruled on there own behalf, thus it become completely disorganized, while the vicious officers were enjoying their day. He died in 1848 due to cancer and was buried at the Imambara Sibtainabad in western part of Hazratganj, a quarter which he had himself established.