Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I

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Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I was an 18th-century Mughal nobleman who became the first Nizam of Hyderabad, establishing a powerful and semi-independent dynasty in the Deccan region of India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century Indian ruler
Mughal official
Nizam of Hyderabad
founder of dynasty
nobleman
ruler
actualPower de facto independent in internal affairs of Hyderabad
associatedWith Deccan politics
Mughal court
countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
courtCulture patronage of Persianate culture
dynasty Asaf Jahi dynasty
era 18th century
ethnicContext part of Indo-Persian elite of the Mughal Empire
founded Asaf Jahi dynasty
Hyderabad State
surface form: Hyderabad State under the Nizams
givenName Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan
surface form: Qamar-ud-Din
governanceStyle military-bureaucratic rule
governmentForm hereditary monarchy in Hyderabad
historicalRegion Indian subcontinent
historicalSignificance founder of one of the largest princely states in India
languageOfCourt Persian
legacy established a dynasty that ruled Hyderabad for over two centuries
militaryRole commander in the Deccan for the Mughal Empire
nobleFamily Asaf Jahi dynasty
surface form: Asaf Jahi family
notableFor establishing semi-independent rule in the Deccan
founding the Nizamate of Hyderabad
officeCreated Kingdom of Hyderabad
surface form: Nizam of Hyderabad
partOf Mughal nobility
politicalAlignment formally loyal to the Mughal emperor
politicalContext period of Mughal decline
politicalStatus semi-independent ruler under nominal Mughal suzerainty
positionHeld Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire
Subahdar of the Deccan
powerBase Hyderabad
regionRuled Deccan Plateau
surface form: Deccan

Hyderabad State
religion Islam
roleInHistory key figure in decline of centralized Mughal authority in the Deccan
sphereOfInfluence South India
surface form: southern India
stateFormation consolidated multiple Deccan provinces into Hyderabad State
successorState Hyderabad State
surface form: Hyderabad State under later Nizams
title Asaf Jah I
Kingdom of Hyderabad
surface form: Nizam of Hyderabad

Nizam-ul-Mulk
typeOfMonarch subnational monarch under an imperial framework

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Hyderabad State founder Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Battle of Palkhed belligerent Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
Battle of Palkhed commander Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
Battle of Palkhed opponentOf Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
Battle of Palkhed commandedBySide2 Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
Nizam firstHolder Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Nizam honorific Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Asaf Jah
Asaf Jahi dynasty founder Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Asaf Jah I
Asaf Jahi dynasty notableRuler Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Asaf Jah I
Palkhed commander Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
subject surface form: Battle of Palkhed
this entity surface form: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
Maratha–Nizam conflict hasOpponentLeader Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
His Exalted Highness usedBy Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan alsoKnownAs Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
Nasir Jung fullName Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Nasir Jung Asaf Jah
Nasir Jung father Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
Nasir Jung predecessor Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
Kingdom of Hyderabad founder Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Battle of Karnal commander Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
Battle of Karnal opponentCommander Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I