Mir Nasir Khan Talpur
Mir of Hyderabad from 1839 to 1843
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Mir Muhammad Nasir Khan Talpur[b] (17 May 1804 – 14 April 1845) was the sixth Mir of Hyderabad from 1839 until his deposition and subsequent exile in 1843. He is remembered as the last independent monarch of Sindh.
Pacco Qillo
| Nasir Khan Talpur | |
|---|---|
Posthumous portrait by Colesworthey Grant, c. 1851 | |
| Mir of Hyderabad | |
| Reign | 24 December 1839 – 24 March 1843 |
| Coronation | 24 December 1839 Pacco Qillo |
| Predecessor | Noor Muhammad Khan Talpur |
| Successor | Position abolished (Charles James Napier as Governor of Sind) |
| Heir apparent | Hassan Ali Khan Talpur |
| Prime Minister | Ahmad Khan Leghari |
| Born | 17 May 1804 Hyderabad, Sind State (modern-day Sindh, Pakistan) |
| Died | 14 April 1845 (aged 40) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, Company Raj (modern-day West Bengal, India) |
| Burial | |
| Issue | Hassan Ali Khan Talpur Abbas Ali Khan Talpur Bibi Sona Talpur[1] Imam Buksh Talpur |
| House | Shahdadani |
| Dynasty | Talpur |
| Father | Murad Ali Khan Talpur |
| Religion | Shia Islam[a] |
| Signature |  |
Nasir Khan was one of the most active administrators and fighters after the decline of the Mughal Empire.[2][3] He made Hyderabad the capital of his empire[4].
He was a strong follower of the Sufi tradition. He donated a lot of his personal wealth to the Tomb of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai at Bhit Shah.[citation needed] He and his 30,000 forces were defeated by the forces of the British Empire led by Charles Napier at the Battle of Miani on 17 February 1843.[5] His defeat was an ill omen for the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. Following the 24 March 1843[6] Battle of Hyderabad, Sindh was annexed to British India.[7]