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Nasir Jung

1712–1750 · 18th century

Nasir Jung was a son of Asaf Jah I who succeeded his father as Nizam of Hyderabad in 1748. Backed by the British, he fought the claims of his nephew Muzaffar Jung and the French in the Carnatic. He was killed in December 1750 by one of his own Pathan allies during a battle with the French.

Nasir Jung
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