Background
He was the son of Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah.
He was the son of Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah.
He was fond of women and wine and had believed in astrology and astronomy. He made additions of Darshan Vilas to Claude Martin"s house – Farhat Buksh in 1832. As he had no offspring, there was a succession crisis.
The British intervened, jailing both Padshah Begum and Munna January
They enthroned Nasir-ud-daula, son of the late Nawab Saadat Ali Khan.
He was poisoned by members of the court. The queen mother, Padshah Begum, put Munna January on the throne, but he was not acknowledged as a member of the royal family.