Nizam III, Sikandar Jah

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Nizam III, Sikandar Jah was the third Nizam of Hyderabad, a powerful 18th–19th century Indian ruler known for his princely wealth, semi-autonomous governance under the British, and the exalted royal style “His Exalted Highness.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian ruler
Nizam of Hyderabad
monarch
allegiance British Empire
associatedWith British East India Company
capital Hyderabad city
linked to: Hyderabad
continent Asia
country Hyderabad State
dynasty Asaf Jahi dynasty
ethnicGroup Deccani Muslim nobility
givenName Sikandar Jah
governmentForm princely state
historicalRegion Hyderabad Deccan
linked to: Hyderabad
house Asaf Jahi
linked to: Asaf Jah III
knownFor maintaining internal autonomy of Hyderabad State
patronage of courtly culture
language Persian
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
locatedIn Hyderabad State
India
monarchOf Hyderabad State
nobleRank princely ruler
notableFor being one of the richest princes of his time
princely wealth
semi-autonomous governance under the British
partOf Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
politicalStatus semi-autonomous under British suzerainty
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
positionHeld 3rd Nizam of Hyderabad
linked to: Asaf Jah III
precededBy Nizam II, Nizam Ali Khan
linked to: Nizam Ali Khan
rank hereditary ruler
region Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau
regnalName Sikandar Jah
religion Islam
residence Hyderabad
role feudatory prince under British paramountcy
royalStyle His Exalted Highness
sovereigntyType princely ruler
style His Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad
succeededBy Nizam IV, Nasir-ud-Daulah
territorialJurisdiction Deccan region of India
linked to: Deccan region
timePeriod 18th century
19th century
title Nizam of Hyderabad
typeOfMonarchy subordinate monarchy under British suzerainty
wealthStatus among the wealthiest rulers in India of his era

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His Exalted Highness usedBy Nizam III, Sikandar Jah
Nizam IV, Nasir-ud-Daulah precededBy Nizam III, Sikandar Jah