Asaf Jah I

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Asaf Jah I was the founder of the Asaf Jahi dynasty and the first Nizam of Hyderabad, who established a powerful semi-autonomous state in the Deccan during the declining years of the Mughal Empire.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Asaf Jah I canonical 7
Asaf Jah 3
Asaf Jah I as Nizam of Hyderabad 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
founder of dynasty ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
allegiance Mughal Empire ⓘ
burialPlace Khadim Ali Shah Dargah, Hyderabad ⓘ
capitalEstablished Hyderabad ⓘ
child Nasir Jung ⓘ
Nizam Ali Khan (Asaf Jah II) ⓘ
Salabat Jung ⓘ
conflict Maratha Empire ⓘ
country Hyderabad State ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1671 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1748 ⓘ
dynasty Asaf Jahi dynasty ⓘ
endTime as Grand Vizier: 1724 ⓘ
as Nizam of Hyderabad: 1748 ⓘ
era late Mughal period ⓘ
ethnicity Turkic ⓘ
father Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung I ⓘ
founded Asaf Jahi dynasty ⓘ
givenName Qamar-ud-din Khan ⓘ
knownFor administrative reforms in Hyderabad State ⓘ
founding a semi-autonomous state in the Deccan ⓘ
maintaining relative stability during Mughal decline ⓘ
language Dakhini Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Urdu

Persian ⓘ
laterAllegiance Hyderabad State ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Shakar Kheda ⓘ
asserted de facto independence of Hyderabad from Mughal Empire ⓘ
occupation military commander ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
office Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
partOf Mughal Empire ⓘ
placeOfBirth Agra ⓘ
placeOfDeath Burhanpur ⓘ
positionHeld first Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
region Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau
regnalName Asaf Jah I ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
servedUnder Aurangzeb ⓘ
Bahadur Shah I ⓘ
Farrukhsiyar ⓘ
Muhammad Shah ⓘ
startTime as Grand Vizier: 1722 ⓘ
as Nizam of Hyderabad: 1724 ⓘ
successor Nasir Jung ⓘ
title Nizam-ul-Mulk ⓘ
Subahdar of the Deccan ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan → title → Asaf Jah ⓘ
linked to: Asaf Jah I
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan → positionHeld → first Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
linked to: Asaf Jah I
Muhammad Shah → contemporaneousRuler → Asaf Jah I ⓘ
subject linked to: Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah
Muhammad Shah → appointed → Asaf Jah I as Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
subject linked to: Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah
linked to: Asaf Jah I
Asaf Jah II → predecessor → Asaf Jah I ⓘ
Asaf Jah II → father → Asaf Jah I ⓘ
Himayat Ali Khan → familyName → Asaf Jah ⓘ
linked to: Asaf Jah I
Asaf Jah I → regnalName → Asaf Jah I ⓘ
Nizam-ul-Mulk → alsoKnownAs → Asaf Jah I ⓘ
Nizam-ul-Mulk → nobleTitle → Asaf Jah ⓘ
linked to: Asaf Jah I