Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung II
Intizam-ud-Daula, Ghazi ud-Din Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi Feroze Jung II was the eldest son of
Biography
In 1748,
Meanwhile, Ghazi ud-Din rose to the status of Captain General during the reign of Mughal emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur.[2] Refusing to be sidelined, he goaded emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur to issue a farman proclaiming him the subahdar of the Deccan. To stake a claim on Hyderabad, he formed an alliance with the Maratha Empire, ceding Khandesh and paying five hundred thousand rupees.
He reached the Deccan in October 1752 with a Maratha force from Delhi but died on 16 October in Aurangabad; some say he was poisoned.[3]
Before retiring to the Deccan, he installed his eldest son Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III better known as Imad-ul-Mulk in the Mughal court, where played a crucial role and kingmaker in the politics of Delhi for next several years.[4]
References
- ^ K. Chandraiah (1998). Hyderabad, 400 Glorious Years. K. Chandraiah Memorial Trust. p. 71.
- ^ H. G. Keene (1866). Moghul Empire. Allen &co Waterloo Place Pall Mall. Digital Library of India Retrieved 7 Jan 2012 Archived 21 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/History-III/chapter_8.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Sastri, Srinivasa (1975). Advanced History of India. New Delhi: Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd.