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 ⓘ
linked to: Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Battle of Palkhed → commander → Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
linked to: Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
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 ⓘ
linked to: Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Nasir Jung → father → Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
linked to: Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Nasir Jung → predecessor → Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
linked to: Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Kingdom of Hyderabad → founder → Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I ⓘ
Battle of Karnal → commander → Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
linked to: Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Battle of Karnal → opponentCommander → Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
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Battle of Bhopal → combatant2 → Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
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Battle of Bhopal → opposingCommander → Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
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Battle of Bhopal → associatedWith → Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
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Nizam Ali Khan Asaf Jah II → father → Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
linked to: Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I