Nasir Jung

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Nasir Jung was an 18th-century Nizam of Hyderabad in the Deccan, known for his role in the Carnatic Wars and complex alliances with European colonial powers.

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Nasir Jung canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century ruler ⓘ
Indian noble ⓘ
Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
activeInPeriod 18th century ⓘ
allegiance Mughal Empire ⓘ
ally British East India Company ⓘ
associatedWith Carnatic region ⓘ
European colonial rivalry in India ⓘ
decline of Mughal central authority in the Deccan ⓘ
conflict Second Carnatic War ⓘ
conflictContext Anglo-French rivalry in South India ⓘ
country Hyderabad State ⓘ
culture Indo-Persian court culture ⓘ
deathCause killed in battle ⓘ
deathManner assassination in a military camp ⓘ
deathPlace near Gingee ⓘ
dynasty Asaf Jahi dynasty ⓘ
father Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
fullName Nasir Jung Asaf Jah ⓘ
givenName Nasir ⓘ
governedTerritory Hyderabad State ⓘ
parts of the Deccan ⓘ
historicalSignificance influenced balance of power in South India during Carnatic Wars ⓘ
languageOfCourt Persian ⓘ
mother Sayed-un-Nissa Begum ⓘ
linked to: Sayed-UnNissa Begum
notableFor alliances with European colonial powers ⓘ
conflict over succession in Hyderabad ⓘ
role in the Carnatic Wars ⓘ
opponent Chanda Sahib ⓘ
French East India Company ⓘ
Muzaffar Jung ⓘ
politicalRole regional power broker between Mughal authority and European companies ⓘ
politicalStrategy balancing alliances with British and French interests ⓘ
positionHeld Nizam of Hyderabad State ⓘ
linked to: Nizam of Hyderabad
powerBase Hyderabad ⓘ
predecessor Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I ⓘ
region Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan region
religion Islam ⓘ
roleInCarnaticWars contested control of the Deccan and Carnatic with rival claimants and European powers ⓘ
successor Muzaffar Jung ⓘ
title Nizam of the Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Nizam of Hyderabad

Subahdar of the Deccan ⓘ

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Chanda Sahib → politicalRival → Nasir Jung ⓘ
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan → successor → Nasir Jung ⓘ
Asaf Jah I → child → Nasir Jung ⓘ
Asaf Jah I → successor → Nasir Jung ⓘ
Nizam-ul-Mulk → successor → Nasir Jung ⓘ