Nasir Jung
Mir Ahmad Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi, Nasir Jung, was the son of Nizam-ul-Mulk by his wife Saeed-un-nisa Begum. He was born 26 February 1712. He succeeded his father as the Nizam of Hyderabad State in 1748. He had taken up a title of Humayun Jah, Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Ahmad Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Nasir Jung, Nawab Subadar of the Deccan. However, he is most famously known as Nasir Jung.
Nasir Jung | |
|---|---|
| Nasir-ud-Daulah | |
| 2nd Nizam of Hyderabad | |
| Reign | 1 June 1748 – 16 December 1750 |
| Predecessor | Asaf Jah I |
| Successor | Muzaffar Jung |
| Born | 26 February 1712 |
| Died | 16 December 1750 (aged 38) |
| Buried | Khuldabad (in present day Maharashtra, India) |
| Noble family | Asaf Jah |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Mughal Empire |
| Service/ | Nizam of Hyderabad |
| Rank | Subedar, Nizam |
| Battles/wars | Carnatic Wars Maratha invasion of Deccan (1739) |
The Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah bestowed him with the title Nasir Jung and later the next Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur appointed him as the Subedar of the Deccan and bestowed him with the title Nasir-ud-Daula.
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