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.

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

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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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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