Which Nawab of Awadh, who used the pseudonym 'Akhtarpiya' for his musical compositions, was a patron of Kathak at Lucknow?
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Correct answer: D. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
- Step 1: Wajid Ali Shah introduced Kathak as a court dance after the decline of the Mughals. Answer: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. Although his poetic takhallus was 'Qaisar', he used the pseudonym 'Akhtarpiya' for his musical compositions, and the Lucknow style matured under his patronage. Why not the others: Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab Saadat Ali Khan and Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula don't fit.
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