Nizam of Hyderabad

Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad
Former Monarchy
Coat of Arms
Osman Ali Khan
First monarch	Qamaruddin Khan
Last monarch	Mir Osman Ali Khan
Style	His Exalted Highness
Official residence	Chowmahalla Palace
Monarchy started	c. 1720
Monarchy ended	17 September 1948
Current pretender	Azmet Jah

Nizam ^[1] was the title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad State, India, since 1719. They belonged to the Asaf Jahi dynasty. The dynasty was founded by Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi, a viceroy of the Deccan under the Mughal emperors from 1713 to 1721. After Aurangzeb's death in 1707, the Mughal Empire fell apart and the viceroy in Hyderabad said he was independent. From 1798 Hyderabad was one of the princely states of British India, but it kept local control.

Seven Nizams ruled Kingdom of Hyderabad for two centuries until Indian independence in 1947. The Asaf Jahi rulers used money to support free Education, literature, architecture, art, culture and cuisine. The Nizams ruled the state until September 1948 after independence from the British.

1. ↑ Urdu: نظام‌), a shortened version of Nizam-ul-Mulk (Urdu: نظام‌الملک, meaning Administrator of the Realm)