Who was the viceroy of Mughals who proclaimed himself as the Nizam of Hyderabad?

  1. Asaf Jah II
  2. Asaf Jah I
  3. Muhammad Shah I
  4. Mir Osman Ali Khan

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Option 2 : Asaf Jah I
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The correct answer is Asaf Jah I.

  • As the Mughal empire decayed and began to disintegrate then the viceroy Asaf Jah I established independent rule over Deccan.
  • Asaf Jah I was known by several names like Nizam-ul-Mulk, Nizam I, and Chin Qilich Khan.
  • He was the flag bearer in several expeditions of Mughals like Nagori, near Bijapur, and Kotha in Punjab Province on the orders of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
  • Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar given Asaf Jah I title of Nizam ul-Mulk and appointed him as the viceroy of Deccan.
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