Muhammad Ali Shah

Muhammad Ali Shah
Nawab
Nawab of Awadh
Reign7 July 1837 – 7 May 1842
Coronation8 July 1837, Farhat Bakhsh Palace, Lucknow
PredecessorNasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah
SuccessorAmjad Ali Shah
Born1774
Lucknow
Died7 May 1842(1842-05-07) (aged 67–68)
Farhat Bakhsh Palace, Lucknow
Burial
Husainabad (Chhota) Imambara, Lucknow
SpouseMalika Afaq
Malika Jahan
IssueAsghar Ali Shah
Amjad Ali Shah
Wajid Ali Shah
Mirza Jawad Khan
Names
Abul Fateh Moinuddin Muhammad Ali Shah
HouseNishapuri
DynastyQara Qoyunlu
FatherSaadat Ali Khan II
ReligionShia Islam

Nasser-ud-daula Mu'in ad-Din Muhammad Ali Shah (1774 – 7 May 1842), was the ninth Nawab or King of Oudh from 7 July 1837 until his death on 7 May 1842.

Biography

Muhammad Ali Shah was son of Saadat Ali Khan, brother of Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah and uncle of Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Shah. 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.

Muhammad Ali Shah of Oudh built the Shrine of Hurr at Karbala.

Death

He died on 7 May 1842 AD.

References

  1. 1 2 Hasan, A. (1983). Palace Culture of Lucknow. B.R. Publishing Corporation. pp. 156–157. ISBN 978-93-5050-037-8.
  2. 1 2 Sleeman, William (1858). A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude. Richard Bentley.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ HISTORY OF AWADH (Oudh) a princely State of India by Hameed Akhtar Siddiqui
  5. ↑ Al Mashad al Husain-Karbala: Phases of Destruction & Restoration « Muslim Unity
  6. ↑ History Of Lucknow Archived 10 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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