Qamar-ud-din Khan, Asif Jah I
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Qamar ad-Din Chin Qilij Khan Asif Jah I was the founder of the Asaf Jahi dynasty that ruled Hyderabad state from 1724 to 1949.
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[edit] Birth
He was born to Nawab Ghazi ud-din Nawab Khan Bahadur (Farzand-i-Arjumand) and his first wife Wazir un-nisa Begum at Agra, 20 August 1671 as Mir Qamar ud-din Khan. His grandfathers were Nawab Qilich Khan Bahadur (Paternal) and Nawab Sa'adu'llah Khan Bahadur(Maternal).
[edit] Official name
His official name is Asaf Jah I, Yamin us-Sultanat, Rukn us-Sultanat, Jumlat ul-Mulk, Madar ul-Maham, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nizam ud-Daula, Khan-i-Dauran, Nawab Mir Ghazi ud-din Khan Bahadur, Fath Jang, Sipah Salar, Nawab Subadar of the Deccan.
[edit] Life
He was a general in the Mughal empire who was designated governor of the deccan, and sent to south India. Taking advantage of the decline of the mughal empire, especially their lack of control over the deccan, he asserted his independence and established the kingdom of Hyderabad, with the beautiful city of Hyderabad as its capital. This native state lasted till the independence of India in 1947, and was indeed the largest, and one of the most prosperous, among the princely states of the British Raj. The Nizams (as they were later called) lived lavishly and spent fortunes on jewels and diamonds (their possession, Golconda, being rich in diamonds). The famous Koh-e-noor (Kohinoor) diamond was extracted from there, before being taken by the British for use on the Victorian Crown. The jewels are in display at the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad.
[edit] death
He died at Burhanpur, 1 June 1748 and was burried at Mausoleum of Shaikh Burhan ud-din Gharib Chisti, Khuldabad, near Aurangabad.
[edit] Titles
- Yamin us-Sultanat
- Rukn us-Sultanat
- Jumlat ul-Mulk
- Madar ul-Maham
- Nizam ul-Mulk
- Nizam ud-Daula
- Khan-i-Dauran
- Nawab Mir Ghazi ud-din Khan Bahadur
- Fateh Jang
- Sipah Salar
- Nawab Subadar of the Deccan
[edit] Positions
- Subedar of Oudh and Faujdar of Gorakhpur from 9 December 1707-6 February 1711.
- Subedar of the Deccan and Faujdar of the Carnatic from 12 January 1713-April 1715
- Faujdar of Moradabad from April 1717-7 January 1719.
- Subedar of Patna from 7 February-15 March 1719.
- Subedar of Malwa from 15 March 1719-1724.
- Subedar of Gujarat from 1722-1724.
| Asaf Jahi dynasty Born: 1671 ; Died: 1748 |
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| Preceded by: None |
Nizam of Hyderabad 1724–1 June 1748 |
Succeeded by: Nasir Jang Mir Ahmad |
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