Ghazi Uddin Haider's accession was a smooth affair in 1814. He started his reign with the accumulated cash of Saadat Ali Khan which he spent lavishly. The money did not go towards any scheme benefiting the poor but for his own self and that too on debauchery and acts of sensuality. He also indulged in a novel sport of animal fighting and large sums were spent in the upkeep of wild animals. A very significant development during his tenure took place when the East India Company prevailed upon him to sever his ties with the Delhi court and declare himself as sovereign King in 1818. The price paid by Ghazi Uddin Haider was one crore rupees cash and ashrfis worth several lakhs at 5% interest. The interest was paid as stipend by the company to the relatives of the King and their descendant perpetually. In his life time itself Ghazi Uddin Haider had constituted the unique 'Vasiqa system' an endowment arrangement with the British, for the upkeep of Imambaras. With the interest of perpetual loans, the maintenance of the Imambaras was to be taken care of. In 1886 the vasiqa legislation was passed with which the arrangements were regularized and a board of trustees, which continues to this day was instituted, to manage the funds. The vasiqas continue to the present time and the Bara Imambara, Chhota Imambara and Shahnajaf Imambara are looked after by them. Few localities which were built during the King's reign are : Haiderganj, Haiderabad, Bawarchi Tola. Ghazi Uddin Haider did not get much time from his sensual and pleasure loving pastime. However some buildings he contributed are Shah Najaf, Maqbara of Saadat Ali Khan, Mubarak Manzil and Shah Manzil. Ghazi-ud-din Haider ascended the throne in 1814. He got built two houses within the Motimahal complex, the Mubarak Manzil and Shah Manzil. He also introduced for the 1st time animal fighting sport, which was hitherto unheard in Lucknow. Ghazi-ud- din used to watch these fights from Shahmanzil, which took place on the other side of the river at Hazari Bagh. He got a European style house built for one of his European wife and named it 'Vilayati Bagh. ' The edifice of Qadam Rasul was constructed near it. According to popular belief this impression of the supposed footprints of Muhammad on black stone, was brought from Mecca, by some distinguished pilgrim. Though badly damaged in 1857, the stone bearing the footprint still stands, on a high pedestal near Sikandar Bagh (NBRI). Ghazi-ud-din Haider due to his religious fervor; reproduced on the banks of Gomti near Sikander bagh, a sacred Najaf, a holy mausoleum, the copy of Ali's burial place at Najaf in Iraq. He was buried here at his death in 1827. Later his three begums were also buried at Shah Najaf lmambara -Sarfaraz Mahal, Mubarak Mahal and Mumtaz Mahal. In his lifetime itself Ghazi-ud-din Haider had constituted the unique 'Vasiqa system' an endowment arrangement with the British, for the upkeep of Imambaras. With the interest of the 'perpetual loans', the maintenance of the Imambaras was to be taken care of. In 1886 the Vasiqa legislation was passed with which the arrangments were regularized and a board of trustees, which continues to this day was instituted, to manage the funds. The vasiqas continue to the present time and the Bara Imambara, Chotta Imambara and the Shahnajaf Imambara are looked after by them.