Nasser-ud-daula Mu'in ad-Din Muhammad Ali Shah (1774[3] – May 7, 1842), was the third King of Oudh from 7 July 1837 to 7 May 1842.
Biography
Muhammad Ali Shah was son of Saadat Ali Khan II, brother of Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah and uncle of Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah.[4] He attained the throne with British help following the demise of his nephew, as opposed to the ex-queen mother's (Badshah 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. [5]
Muhammad Ali Shah of Oudh built the Shrine of Hurr at Karbala.[6]
Death
He died on 7 May 1842 AD.[7]
Gallery
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The crown of Muhammed Ali Shah Bahadur, kept in Chhota Imambara -
Chhota Imambara in Lucknow
References
- ^ a b Hasan, A. (1983). Palace Culture of Lucknow. B.R. Publishing Corporation. pp. 156–157. ISBN 978-93-5050-037-8.
- ^ Sleeman, William (1858). A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude. Richard Bentley.
- ^ White, W (1838). The Prince of Oude, or, The claim of the Nawaub Ekbal-ood-Dowlah Bahador to the throne of Oude. William Strange. p. 82. ASIN B0006F9CDK.
- ^ HISTORY OF AWADH (Oudh) a princely State of India by Hameed Akhtar Siddiqui
- ^ Sleeman, William (1858). A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude. Richard Bentley.
- ^ Al Mashad al Husain-Karbala: Phases of Destruction & Restoration « Muslim Unity
- ^ History Of Lucknow Archived 10 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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