Intizam-ud-Daula, Ghazi Ud-Din Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi Feroze Jung II was the eldest son of

Asaf Jah I Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi (11 August 16711 June 1748) also known as Chin Qilich qamaruddin Khan, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah and Nizam I, was the 1st Nizam of Hyderabad. He was married to the daughter of a Syed nobleman of Gulbarga. He ...

Mir Qamaruddin Khan Siddiqi. He was born on 13 March 1709, his mother is Saidunisa Begum, the daughter of a Sayyid nobleman at Gulbarga. He died in

Aurangabad Aurangabad ( is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is the ...

on 16 October 1752.

Biography

In 1748,

died and a family feud for the ''Nizamship'' ensued.

Nasir Jung Mir Ahmed Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi, Nasir Jung, was the son of Nizam-ul-Mulk by his wife Saeed-un-nisa Begum. He was born 26 February 1712. He succeeded his father as the Nizam of Hyderabad State in 1748. He had taken up a title of ''Humayu ...

, second son of Asaf Jah I was overseeing the affairs of Deccan during the intermittent absence of Asaf Jah and claimed it for himself immediately after his death. Asaf Jah's third son

Salabat Jang Salabat Jung, born as Mir Sa'id Muhammad Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi on 24 November 1718, was the 3rd son of Nizam-ul-Mulk. He was appointed as ''Naib Subahdar'' (Deputy Viceroy) to his elder brother, Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung II, the Prime ...

and grandson Muzaffar Jang were also in the fray. But Nasir Jung and Muzzafar Jung soon lost their lives and it was almost certain that Salabat Jang will inherit the position of Nizam. Meanwhile, Ghazi ud-Din rose to the status of Captain General during the reign of Ahmad Shah Bahadur. Ghazi ud-Din didn't like being sidelined and goaded the Mughal emperor to give a ''farman'' proclaiming him ''subedar'' of Deccan. Then with the help of Maratha forces decided to stake his claim. In return for the military help, he offered the Maratha forces full power over the Khandesh and five hundred thousand rupees. He reached Deccan during the month of October, 1752 with a full force from Delhi. But died soon after under mysterious circumstances; some say he was poisoned. Before retiring to the Deccan, He installed his eldest son

Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III Feroze Jung III or Nizam Shahabuddin Muhammad Feroz Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi also known by his sobriquet Imad-ul-Mulk, was the grand vizier of the Mughal Empire allied with the Maratha Empire, who were often described as a de facto ruler of the ...

better known as ''Imad-ul-Mulk'' in the Mughal court who played a crucial role in the politics of Delhi for next several years.

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