Nasser-ud-daula Mu'in ad-Din Muhammad Ali Shah (1774 – May 7, 1842), was the third
King of Oudh
The Nawab of Awadh or the Nawab of Oudh was the title of the rulers who governed the state of Awadh (anglicised as Oudh) in north India during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to a dynasty of Persian origin from Nishap ...
from 7 July 1837 to 7 May 1842.
Biography
Muhammad Ali Shah was son of
Saadat Ali Khan II
Yameen-ud Daula Saadat Ali Khan II Bahadur ( fa, سعادت علی خان, hi, सआदत अली ख़ान, ur, ) (bf. 1752 – c. 11 July 1814) was the sixth Nawab of Oudh from 21 January 1798 to 11 July 1814, and the son of Shuj ...
, brother of
Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah
Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah (c. 1769 – 19 October 1827) was the last nawab wazir of Oudh from 11 July 1814 to 19 October 1818, and first King of Oudh (Oudh State) from 19 October 1818 to 19 October 1827.
Life
He was the third son of Nawab Saada ...
and uncle of
Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah
Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah ( hi, नासिर उद दीन हैदर शाह , ur, ) (9 September 1803 – 7 July 1837)
was the second King of Oudh from 19 October 1827 to 7 July 1837.
Life
He was the son of Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar ...
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/ref> He attained the throne with British help following the demise of his nephew, as opposed to the ex-queen mother's (Padshah Begum) attempts to nominate another successor, Munna Jan (the son child of Nasir-ud-Din Haider, whom his father had disavowed). Padshah Begum and Munna Jan were afterwards imprisoned by the British in the fort of Chunar
Chunar is a city located in Mirzapur district of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is nearby Mirzapur city. The railway tracks passing through Chunar Junction railway station leads to major destinations of India, including Howrah, Delhi, T ...
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Muhammad Ali Shah of Oudh built the Shrine of Hurr at Karbala.
Death
He died on 7 May 1842 AD.History Of Lucknow
Gallery
Image:Chotaimambara6.jpg, The crown of Muhammed Ali Shah Bahadur, kept in Chhota Imambara
File:Chhota imambara Lucknow.jpg, Chhota Imambara in Lucknow
References
Notes
External links
National Informatics Centre, Lucknow – Rulers of Awadh
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Indian Shia Muslims
Nawabs of Awadh
1842 deaths
1777 births