Nizam

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Nizam was the hereditary title of the monarchs who ruled the princely state of Hyderabad in India, known for their immense wealth and semi-autonomous power under British rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary royal title
monarchic title
appliesTo monarchs of the princely state of Hyderabad
capital Hyderabad
country Hyderabad State
currencyIssued Hyderabadi rupee
dynasty Asaf Jahi dynasty
endTime 1948
etymology derived from Arabic-Persian word "Nizam" meaning order or system
firstHolder Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
governmentType absolute monarchy (de facto, within British framework)
hadPrivilege 21-gun salute status under British Raj
hasCharacteristic feudal sovereignty within Hyderabad State
hereditary succession
immense wealth
semi-autonomous authority under British rule
hasPoliticalStatus princely state ruler under British suzerainty
honorific Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
surface form: Asaf Jah
inception 1724
integratedInto Dominion of India
integrationEvent police action Operation Polo (September 1948)
surface form: Police action in Hyderabad (Operation Polo)
integrationYear 1948
language Marathi language
surface form: Marathi

Persian
Telugu
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
lastHolder Mir Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII
locatedIn India
maintainedInstitution Hyderabad State Railway
Osmania General Hospital (as patron)
Osmania University
surface form: Osmania University (as patron)
notableFor being among the richest rulers in the world in the early 20th century
founding educational and medical institutions in Hyderabad
issuing own currency in Hyderabad State
maintaining own army under British paramountcy
maintaining separate railways and postal system in Hyderabad State
patronage of arts and architecture in Hyderabad
overlord British Crown
partOf British Indian princely state system
predecessor Mughal imperial governors of the Deccan
recognizedBy British Government as a princely ruler
religion Islam
style His Exalted Highness
territorialExtent large parts of present-day Telangana
parts of present-day Karnataka
parts of present-day Maharashtra
titleHolderOf Hyderabad State
usedFor designating the rulers of Hyderabad State

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Hyderabad State lastRuler Nizam
this entity surface form: Mir Osman Ali Khan
this entity surface form: Nizam VII
this entity surface form: Nizam of Hyderabad (nominally, in early period)