- Ahmadullah Shah was famous as Maulavi of Faizabad. He was a leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. - Thomas Seaton describes Ahmadullah Shah as a man of great abilities, of undaunted courage, of stern determination, and by far the best soldier among the rebels. - With being a practicing Muslim, he was in favour of religious unity and Ganga-Jamuna culture of Faizabad.