Originally posted by: sweet_diksha
Thanks Abhay...
the info abt this Nasir , that I know, is that he too died at early age like Bajirao, that is around 40...and his death year is said to be 1750/51...and he was Nizam only for abt 2 years... till then his father Qamruddin , himself was Nizam...when Nasir became Nizam, Bajirao's elder son, Balaji Bajirao i.e. Nanasaheb had become Peshva...
Nasir died childless, and then some Sarfaraz became Nizam...
Diksha,
Thanks for sharing these details.
I got more information on Nasir. He had 5 brothers and 2 sisters. He was the 2nd in line and his eldest brother stayed in Delhi at the Mughal Court with the Emperor. And Nasir himself stayed in Deccan with his father. The doubt on date of birth as well as date of death continues.
He rebelled against his own father and both father and son came to Peshwa Nana Saheb appealing for help in 1741 !! Nasir was defeated and imprisoned. Later he was released after his wives intervened and requested Qamruddin on his behalf. Nasir led his life, more or less, like a "Fakir" after this event!
I am going to post a blog on the war between Nasir & Bajirao in some time and more details will be given in that post. Will share the link soon.
Persian writers have described him as a brave and capable person. He is described as a protector of Islam, someone who did his best to uphold the Sharia't , and after his death, was proclaimed a "martyr" !
Could not read much about his early life as i do not understand Persian completely. However, it was described that since an early age he displayed all qualities of excessive valor and was always in sight of "capturing large territories" .
References to Nasir Jang are also found in the history of Bengal where Nawab Alivardi Khan compares him with Siraj ud daula (Those who have read about the Battle of Plassey 1757, will understand.) There are scattered references to him in various Persian accounts. Found tough to get information.
comment:
p_commentcount