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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nizam of Hyderabad
founder of dynasty
monarch
nobleman
allegiance Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
burialPlace Khadim Ali Shah Dargah, Hyderabad NERFINISHED
capitalEstablished Hyderabad NERFINISHED
child Nasir Jung NERFINISHED
Nizam Ali Khan (Asaf Jah II) NERFINISHED
Salabat Jung NERFINISHED
conflict Maratha Empire NERFINISHED
country Hyderabad State NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1671
dateOfDeath 1748
dynasty Asaf Jahi dynasty NERFINISHED
endTime as Grand Vizier: 1724
as Nizam of Hyderabad: 1748
era late Mughal period
ethnicity Turkic
father Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung I NERFINISHED
founded Asaf Jahi dynasty NERFINISHED
givenName Qamar-ud-din Khan NERFINISHED
knownFor administrative reforms in Hyderabad State
founding a semi-autonomous state in the Deccan
maintaining relative stability during Mughal decline
language Dakhini Urdu NERFINISHED
Persian
laterAllegiance Hyderabad State NERFINISHED
notableEvent Battle of Shakar Kheda NERFINISHED
asserted de facto independence of Hyderabad from Mughal Empire
occupation military commander
statesman
office Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire
partOf Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Agra NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Burhanpur NERFINISHED
positionHeld first Nizam of Hyderabad
region Deccan NERFINISHED
regnalName Asaf Jah I NERFINISHED
religion Islam
servedUnder Aurangzeb NERFINISHED
Bahadur Shah I NERFINISHED
Farrukhsiyar NERFINISHED
Muhammad Shah NERFINISHED
startTime as Grand Vizier: 1722
as Nizam of Hyderabad: 1724
successor Nasir Jung NERFINISHED
title Nizam-ul-Mulk NERFINISHED
Subahdar of the Deccan

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Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah appointed Asaf Jah I
subject surface form: Muhammad Shah
this entity surface form: Asaf Jah I as Nizam of Hyderabad
Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah contemporaneousRuler Asaf Jah I
subject surface form: Muhammad Shah
Himayat Ali Khan familyName Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Asaf Jah
Asaf Jah II father Asaf Jah I
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan positionHeld Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: first Nizam of Hyderabad
Asaf Jah II predecessor Asaf Jah I
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan title Asaf Jah I
this entity surface form: Asaf Jah