| Nasir-ud-din-Haider | |
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| King of Oudh | |
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| Reign | 19 October 1827 – 7 July 1837 (9 years, 261 days) |
| Predecessor | Ghaziuddin Haider |
| Successor | Muhammad Ali Shah |
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| Full name | |
| Abul Mansur Qutubuddin Sulaiman Jah Shah Jahan 'NASIR-UD-DIN HAIDAR | |
| Father | Ghaziuddin Haider |
| Born | 1803 |
| Died | 07 July 1837 Lucknow |
Nasir-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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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]
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]
He was poisoned by his own friends & favourites.[3]
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]
| Preceded by Ghazi ad-Din Rafa`at ad-Dowla Abu´l-Mozaffar Haydar Khan |
Padshah-e Oudh, Shah-e Zaman Oct 19 1827 – Jul 07 1837 |
Succeeded by Mo`in ad-Din Abu´l-Fath Mohammad `Ali Shah |