Haji Hassan Khan was
Nawab of Masulipatam. He was second son of
Nawab Muhammad Taqi Khan Bahadur who in turn was Nawab of Masulipatam.
Official name
His official name was ''Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Hasan Ali Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Masulipatam''.
Life
He entered the
Nizam
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 ...
's service and appointed to a large
mansab. A ''
firman'' from him authorized the French Representative Fouquet, then chief of the Company at
Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam (), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar, is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the mandal headquarte ...
to set up a ''loge''
[''Loge'' : trade zone where the French enjoyed legal and fiscal privileges] at
Yanaon
Yanaon or Yanam was one of the five principal settlements of French India between 1731 and 1954.
Early years Reason for European interests
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in the year 1731.
He became
faujdar
Faujdar is a term of pre-Mughal origins. Under the Mughals it was an office that combined the functions of a military commander along with judicial and land revenue functions.
In pre-Mughal times, the term referred to a military officer but d ...
of the
Northern Circars between 1758 and 1765. Finally he surrendered the government to the
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in return for a substantial pension and jagirs. He was greatest of all nawabs of masulipatam.
Death
He died at
Masulipatam
Machilipatnam (), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar, is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the mandal headquarte ...
in 1771.
Titles held
* He ascended throne sometime before 1731.
See also
*
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 ...
*
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
Nawabs of India
French India
Yanam
1771 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Mughal Empire
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