Nawab

E161924

Nawab is a traditional aristocratic title historically used in South Asia for powerful Muslim rulers and chieftains, often associated with regional governance, landownership, and hereditary leadership.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocratic title ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
honorific ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
associatedWith Islamic rule in South Asia ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Indo-Islamic culture ⓘ
courtly culture of North India ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution zamindari system ⓘ
associatedWithRole hereditary leadership ⓘ
landownership ⓘ
regional governance ⓘ
declinePeriod late 19th century ⓘ
denotesStatus high nobility ⓘ
landed aristocracy ⓘ
etymology derived from Arabic word "naib" meaning deputy ⓘ
femaleEquivalent Begum ⓘ
genderForm male title ⓘ
governedUnit large estate ⓘ
princely state ⓘ
province ⓘ
heldAuthorityOver judicial matters ⓘ
military forces ⓘ
tax collection ⓘ
historicallyHeldBy chieftains ⓘ
landed elites ⓘ
regional rulers ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Arabic ⓘ
languageOfUse Hindi ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
modernUsage honorific for descendants of former ruling families ⓘ
relatedTerm Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs

Nizam ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ
socialFunction patronage of architecture ⓘ
patronage of arts ⓘ
patronage of literature ⓘ
statusAfterIndependence largely ceremonial title in India ⓘ
largely ceremonial title in Pakistan ⓘ
subordinateTo British colonial authorities ⓘ
Mughal emperor ⓘ
successionType hereditary succession ⓘ
timePeriod British colonial period in India ⓘ
Mughal era ⓘ
usedByReligion Muslims ⓘ
usedInCountry Bangladesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
usedInRegion South Asia ⓘ

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Mughal Subah of Awadh → administrativeHead → Subahdar of Awadh ⓘ
linked to: Nawab
Nawab Salimullah Khan → honorificTitle → Nawab of Dhaka ⓘ
linked to: Nawab
Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk → title → Nawab ⓘ
Nawab of Orissa → hasTitle → Nawab ⓘ
Tonk State → titleOfRuler → Nawab ⓘ
Nawabi palaces → associatedWith → Nawabs ⓘ
linked to: Nawab
Amjad Ali Shah → nobleTitle → Nawab ⓘ
Nawabzada → relatedToTitle → Nawab ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Shah → title → Nawab ⓘ
Anwaruddin Khan → title → Nawab ⓘ
Umdat ul-Umara → title → Nawab ⓘ
Nawabi cuisine → associatedWith → Nawabs ⓘ
linked to: Nawab
Dost Ali Khan → title → Nawab ⓘ
Azim-ud-Daula → nobleTitle → Nawab ⓘ
Azim-ud-Daula → titleStyle → Nawab Bahadur ⓘ
linked to: Nawab
Mansur Ali Khan → title → Nawab ⓘ
Bogra Nawab family → title → Nawab ⓘ
Singhpuria Misl → usesTitle → Nawab for its founder Kapur Singh ⓘ
linked to: Nawab
Nawab Begum → component → Nawab ⓘ
Nawab Begum → etymologyOfPart → "Nawab" derives from Arabic "naib" meaning deputy ⓘ
linked to: Nawab
Nawab Begum → relatedTitle → Nawab ⓘ
Nawab Shah Abbas → title → Nawab ⓘ
Mir Ja‘far → title → Nawab ⓘ
Faizullah Khan → title → Nawab ⓘ
Rohilla dynasty → usedTitle → Nawab ⓘ
Dir State → lastRulerTitle → Nawab of Dir ⓘ
linked to: Nawab
Princely State of Dir → headOfStateTitle → Nawab of Dir ⓘ
linked to: Nawab