- Nasiruddin Haider
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Nasir-ud-din-Haider King of Oudh 
2nd King of OudhReign 19 October 1827 – 7 July 1837
(9 years, 261 days)Predecessor Ghaziuddin Haider Successor Muhammad Ali Shah Issue no Full name Abul Mansur Qutubuddin Sulaiman Jah Shah Jahan 'NASIR-UD-DIN HAIDAR Father Ghaziuddin Haider Born 1803 Died 07 July 1837
LucknowNasir-ud-din Haidar (Hindi: नासिर उद दीन हैदर, Urdu: ناصر الدیں حیدر) (b. c. 1803 – d. 7 July 1837) was the second King of Oudh from 19 October 1827 to 7 July 1837.[1][2]
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Life
He was the son of Ghaziuddin Haider.[3]
After the death of Ghazi-ud-din Haider his son Nasir-ud-din Haider ascende the throne on October 20, 1827 at the age of 25 years.[2]
He was fond of woman & wine[2] and had a strong belief in Astrology & Astronomy.[3]
He sat up an observatory at Lucknow The Tarunwali Kothi which was bedecked with exceptionally good astronomical instruments.[3]
He made additions of Darshan Vilas, a European style Kothi, to Claude Martin's house - Farhat Buksh in 1832.[3]
He reproduced a Karbala at lradatnagar for his place of burial.[3]
Administration
By the time of Nasir-ud-din Haider the Oudh government had started deteriorating. The administration of the kingdom was left to the hands of Wazir Hakim Mahdi and later to Raushan-ud-Daula.[3]
Death
He was poisoned by his own friends & favourites.[3]
Succession
Nasir-ud-din Haider died without an offspring and Ghazi-ud- din Haider's queen 'Padshah Begum' put forward Munna Jan, as a claimant to the throne though both Ghazi-ud- din Haider and Nasir-ud-din Haider had refused to acknowledge him as belonging to the royal family. The begum forcibly enthroned Munna Jan at Lalbaradari. The British intervened and exploited the situation to their interest. They arrested both the begum and Munna Jan and arranged for the accession of late Nawab Saadat Ali Khan's son, Nasir-ud-daula, under title of 'Muhammad Ali Shah', who promised to pay a large sum of money to the British for this.[3]
Timeline
Preceded by
Ghazi ad-Din Rafa`at ad-Dowla Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar KhanPadshah-e Oudh, Shah-e Zaman
Oct 19 1827 – Jul 07 1837Succeeded by
Mo`in ad-Din Abu´l-Fath Mohammad `Ali ShahReferences
- ^ Princely States of India
- ^ a b c HISTORY OF AWADH (Oudh) a princely State of India by Hameed Akhtar Siddiqui
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lucknow Information centre accessed 18 September 2007
Notes
External links
Categories:- People from Uttar Pradesh
- Nawabs of Awadh
- People from Lucknow
- 1837 deaths
- 1803 births
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