
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 Shah.
After the death of Ghazi-ud-din Haidar his son Nasir-ud-din Haider ascended the throne on 20 October 1827 at the age of 25 years.
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's house – Farhat Buksh in 1832.[
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Death
He was poisoned by members of the court.[ As he had no offspring, there was a succession crisis. The queen mother, Padshah Begum, put Munna Jan on the throne, but he was not acknowledged as a member of the royal family. The British intervened, jailing both Padshah Begum and Munna Jan. They enthroned Nasir-ud-daula, son of the late Nawab Saadat Ali Khan.][
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References
Notes
External links
National Informatics Centre, Lucknow – Rulers of Awadh
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Nawabs of Awadh
Indian Shia Muslims
Indian people of Iranian descent
People from Lucknow
1837 deaths
1803 births
19th-century Indian monarchs