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Nizam Ali Khan

1734–1803 · 18th century · Also known as Asaf Jah II

Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II, was Nizam of Hyderabad from 1762 to 1803 and son of the dynasty's founder. He moved the capital from Aurangabad to Hyderabad in 1763. Facing the Marathas and Mysore, he allied with the East India Company and in 1798 accepted a subsidiary alliance, making Hyderabad the leading princely state of British India.

Nizam Ali Khan
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