nizam
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The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India, since 1719.
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[The waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet – paté, Whitstable oysters, a sole, and a favorite salad of the Nizam of Hyderabad made of shredded five-pound notes.
A column was supplied by the Nizam of Hyderabad consisting of ten battalions and over 16,000 cavalry, and many soldiers were sent by the Marathas.
Assassination 14th-century painting of the assassination of Nizam al-Mulk by an assassin.
In response, Lord Cornwallis mobilised company and British military forces, and formed alliances with the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad to oppose Tipu.
Jasraj’s father Pandit Motiram came to Hyderabad to sing at the court of the Seventh Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan.
In consolidating his empire and subduing contending factions, Arslan was ably assisted by Nizam al-Mulk, and the two are credited with helping to stabilize the empire after the death of Tughril.