Nawab Fazl Ali Khan III Bahadur (11 December 1749 – 7 April 1769) was
Nawab of Banganapalle
Banganapalle State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded in 1665 and had its capital in Banganapalle. Its rulers were Shia Muslims and the last one signed the accession to the Indian ...
between 1758 and 1769. But his possessions was confirmed only in 1765.
Birth
Nawab Fazl Ali Khan III Bahadur was born in 1749 at Banganapalle. He was the only son of Fazl Ali II Khan Bahadur and Khair un-nisa Begum Sahiba His birthname was ''Ghazanfar Ali Mirza''.
Royal name
His official name was ''Qum Qam ud-Daula, Nawab Fazl Ali Khan III Bahadur, Shamsher Jang
ulli Nawab Jagirdar of Banganapalle and Chenchelimala''.
Life
He succeeded on the death of his paternal grandfather,
Nawab Faiz Ali Khan Bahadur in 1758. He reigned under the guardianship of the husband of his maternal aunt, Muhammad Beg Khan-i-Lang between 1758 and 1767. He got confirmed in his possessions by the
Nizam of Hyderabad
The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...
on 17 January 1765. He entered the Nizam's service and appointed to a
mansab of 500
zat and was promoted to 3,000 zat and 2,000
sowar
Sowar ( ur, سوار, also ''siwar'' meaning "the one who rides" or "rider", from Persian ) was originally a rank during the Mughal Empire and Maratha Empire. Later during the British Raj it was the name in Anglo-Indian usage for a horse-soldi ...
and granted the title of ''Khan Bahadur'' 11 February 1765. Later he expelled his guardian and assumed full ruling powers in 1767. Later he was again promoted to the titles of ''Qum Qam ud-Daula'' and ''Shamsher Jang''.
Death
He died of smallpox on 7 April 1769 and was succeeded by his nephew,
Sayyid Husain Ali Khan Bahadur
See also
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Nawab of Carnatic
The Carnatic Sultanate was a kingdom in South India between about 1690 and 1855, and was under the legal purview of the Nizam of Hyderabad, until their demise. They initially had their capital at Arcot in the present-day Indian state of Tamil N ...
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Nawab of Masulipatam
The Nawabs of Masulipatam ruled under the Nizam in eastern India. The best known of them was Nawab Haji Hassan Khan.
Their title later became Nawab of Banganapalle as they shifted from Masulipatam to Banganapalle. They belong to the Najm-i-S ...
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Nawab of Banganapalle
Banganapalle State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded in 1665 and had its capital in Banganapalle. Its rulers were Shia Muslims and the last one signed the accession to the Indian ...
References
1749 births
1769 deaths
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