The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t25: Dekhan—Subahdars of the—or Nizāms of Hyderabad
The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t25
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Dekhan—Subahdars of the—or Nizāms of Hyderabad
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1. *Nizām-ul-Mulk Āsaf Jāh.* Created Subahdar of the Dekhan by the Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar, 1713. Became independent 1724, 1713–1748.
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*Ghāziu-d-dīn Khān.* (Poisoned, 1752).
2. *Nāsir Jang.* 1748–1750. Sided with the English. Shot by Navāb of Cuddapah.
3. *Salābat Jang.* 1751–1761. Deposed 1761 by Nizām Ali. Murdered 1762.
4. *Nizām Ali.* 1761–1803. Allied himself with the English. *Bassalat Jang.* Obtained Guntur Circar as his personal estate. Died 1782. *A daughter*
5. *Mīrza Sikandar Jāh.* 1803–1829. *Muzaffar Jang.* Proclaimed Subahdar by the French 1750. Killed by the Navāb of Kurnool, 1751.
6. *Nāsiru-d-daulah.* *Farkhundah Ali Khan.* 1829–1857. Navāb Sir Sālār Jang was his Minister after 1853.
7. *Afzulu-d-daulah.* 1857–1869. Sir Sālār Jang was his minister
8. *Mīr Mahbūb Ali Khān.* 1869–1912. Sir Sālār Jang died 1883.
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NOTES. 1. The family name of Nizām-ul-Mulk was Chin-kuli-Khān Āsaf Jāh. Titles—‘Mīr Kamrū-d-dīn Khan’, ‘Fath, Jang’, ‘Nizāmu-d-daulah.’ He was Wazir to the Emperor Muhammad Shāh, 1722. He became reconciled to his sovereign in 1736. Waged war against the Mahrattas till peace was made in 1740.
3. Salābat Jang gave Kondavidu, Nizāmpatam, etc., to the French, but in 1759 ceded those districts to the English.
4. Nizām Ali was allied with the English in their war with Tipū Sultān.