Azam Jah of the Carnatic
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Azam Jah was the Nawab
of the Carnatic region
of India
from 1819 to 1825.
Azam Jah ascended the throne on the death of his father Azim-ud-Daula
in 1819. He ruled for a short period of time and died in 1825. Azam Jah was succeeded by his minor son Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan
.
Nawab
A Nawab or Nawaab is an honorific title given to Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. It is the Muslim equivalent of the term "maharaja" that was granted to Hindu rulers....
of the Carnatic region
Carnatic region
The Carnatic coast is the region of South India lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Coromandel Coast, in the modern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, south eastern Karnataka and southern Andhra Pradesh....
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
from 1819 to 1825.
Azam Jah ascended the throne on the death of his father Azim-ud-Daula
Azim-ud-Daula
Azim-ud-Daula was the Nawab of Carnatic from 1801 to 1819. He was the son of Umdat Ul-Umra and ascended the throne upon his father's death in 1801.- Treaty of 1801 :...
in 1819. He ruled for a short period of time and died in 1825. Azam Jah was succeeded by his minor son Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan
Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan
Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan was the twelfth and last Nawab of the Carnatic. He reigned from 1825 to 1855. He belonged to the Second Dynasty.- Early life :...
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