Saadat Ali Khan was crowned on 21 January 1798 at Bibiyapur Palace in Lucknow, by Sir John Shore.

The districts ceded (then yielding a total revenue of 1 Crore & 35 Lakhs of Rupees) are as under:[1] • Etawa • Kora • Kurra • Rehur • Farruckabad • Khyreegurh • Mounal • Kunchunpore • Azimgarh • Benjun • Goruckpore • Botwul • Allahabad • Bareilly • Moradabad • Bijnore • Budown • hilibheet • Shahjehanpore • Nawabgunge • Rehlee • Mohowl (less Jaulluk Arwu) Following the cessation, he reduced the Oudh Army from 80,000 to 30,000 men.

[5] It is important to note that Saadat Ali Khan preferred his son Shams-ud-daula and desired to proclaim his heir, but was prevented by British interference.

He had a palace called Dilkusha Kothi designed and built by Sir Gore Ouseley in 1805.

[7] Nawab Saadat Ali Khan died in 1814 and he was buried with his wife Khursheed Zadi at Qaisar Bagh.