Noun
A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI have a lot of connection to Pataudi. I have spent a lot of time there and I love the place very much, but at no point, do I consider myself a Nawab. Saif Ali Khan
Royal titles ceased to be recognised by the Indian government in 1971. The title of Nawab and Maharaja are not recognised by the Indian government anymore. Saif Ali Khan
After the independence of India in 1947, the last Nawab expressed his wish to retain Bhopal as a separate unit. Source: Internet
Hyder Ali accepted the authority of Madhavrao who gave him the title of Nawab of Mysore. citation However Tipu Sultan wanted to escape from the treaty of Marathas and therefore tried to take some Maratha forts in southern India. Source: Internet
It also features Madonna Sebastian, Shraddha Das, Aftab Shivdasani, Nawab Shah and P Ravishankar. Source: Internet
But the Marathas of the Maratha Empire invaded Bengal again and during the fourth Maratha invasion the Nawab Alivardi Khan was defeated and compelled to come to terms with the Marathas of the Maratha Empire. Source: Internet