Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I

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Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I was an 18th-century Mughal nobleman who became the first Nizam of Hyderabad, establishing a powerful and semi-independent dynasty in the Deccan region of India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century Indian ruler
Mughal official
Nizam of Hyderabad
founder of dynasty
nobleman
ruler
actualPower de facto independent in internal affairs of Hyderabad
associatedWith Deccan politics
Mughal court
countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire
courtCulture patronage of Persianate culture
dynasty Asaf Jahi dynasty
era 18th century
ethnicContext part of Indo-Persian elite of the Mughal Empire
founded Asaf Jahi dynasty
Hyderabad State under the Nizams
linked to: Hyderabad State
givenName Qamar-ud-Din
governanceStyle military-bureaucratic rule
governmentForm hereditary monarchy in Hyderabad
historicalRegion Indian subcontinent
historicalSignificance founder of one of the largest princely states in India
languageOfCourt Persian
legacy established a dynasty that ruled Hyderabad for over two centuries
militaryRole commander in the Deccan for the Mughal Empire
nobleFamily Asaf Jahi family
linked to: Asaf Jahi dynasty
notableFor establishing semi-independent rule in the Deccan
founding the Nizamate of Hyderabad
officeCreated Nizam of Hyderabad
partOf Mughal nobility
politicalAlignment formally loyal to the Mughal emperor
politicalContext period of Mughal decline
politicalStatus semi-independent ruler under nominal Mughal suzerainty
positionHeld Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire
Subahdar of the Deccan
powerBase Hyderabad
regionRuled Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau

Hyderabad State
religion Islam
roleInHistory key figure in decline of centralized Mughal authority in the Deccan
sphereOfInfluence southern India
linked to: South India
stateFormation consolidated multiple Deccan provinces into Hyderabad State
successorState Hyderabad State under later Nizams
linked to: Hyderabad State
title Asaf Jah I
Nizam of Hyderabad
Nizam-ul-Mulk
typeOfMonarch subnational monarch under an imperial framework

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Hyderabad State founder Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Battle of Palkhed belligerent Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
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Battle of Palkhed commander Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
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Battle of Palkhed opponentOf Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
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Battle of Palkhed commandedBySide2 Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
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Nizam firstHolder Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Nizam honorific Asaf Jah
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Asaf Jahi dynasty founder Asaf Jah I
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Asaf Jahi dynasty notableRuler Asaf Jah I
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Battle of Palkhed commander Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
subject linked to: Palkhed
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Maratha–Nizam conflict hasOpponentLeader Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
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His Exalted Highness usedBy Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I
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Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan alsoKnownAs Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
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Nasir Jung fullName Nasir Jung Asaf Jah
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Nasir Jung father Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
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Nasir Jung predecessor Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
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Kingdom of Hyderabad founder Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Battle of Karnal commander Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
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Battle of Karnal opponentCommander Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
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