Daula
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Daula as nominal title
In the major Indian Muslim princely state of HyderabadHyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...
, Daula was one of the aristocratic titles bestowed by the ruling Nizam
Nizam
Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad popularly known as Nizams of Hyderabad was a former monarchy of the Hyderabad State, now in the states of Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , and Maharashtra in India...
upon Muslim court retainers, ranking above Khan
Khan (title)
Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289...
, Khan Bahadur, Nawab
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....
(homonymous with a high Muslim ruler's title), Jang
Jang
Jang may refer to:*Jang , part of Maloelap Atoll, in the Marshall Islands*Jang, Nepal* Jang, the Tibetan name for Naxi, a county-level district of Luzhou city, Sichuan Province, China....
(in ascending order), but under Mulk, Umara and Jah
Jah
Jah is the shortened form of the divine name YHWH , an anglicized version of the Tetragrammaton . The name is most commonly associated with the Rastafari movement or within the word hallelujah, although Christian groups may use the name to varying degrees. For example, Jehovah's Witnesses use a...
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The equivalent for the court's Hindu retainers was Vant
Vant
The word Vant means:*in India, the title for a high rank amongst the ennobled Hindu retainers of the Nizam of Hyderabad, equivalent to the Muslim nobiliary title Molk*in computer science, a turmite, also called ant...
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Compound titles
In many honorary titles, the element ud-Daula 'of the state' occurs, even though usually they are just lofty honours, sometimes ad hoc creations, generally without real connection to any function in the state, while often bestowed as a personal (sometimes hereditary) favor by the crown upon holders of high offices, high nobles and trusted courtiers, or even allies; for example:- Mirza Ghiyas BegMirza Ghiyas BegMirza Ghiyas Beg was an important official in the Mughal empire, whose children served as wives, mothers, and generals of the Mughal emperors.-Biography:...
(immigrated from Persia), the DivanDivanA divan was a high governmental body in a number of Islamic states, or its chief official .-Etymology:...
(i.e. Minister of the Treasury) of the Mughal Emperor of India JahangirJahangirJahangir was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death. The name Jahangir is from Persian جهانگیر,meaning "Conqueror of the World"...
, was given the title Itmad-ud-Daula (Persian: اعتماد الدوله 'Pillar of the State'). - in Bahwalpur, Mukhlis ud-Daula 'Devoted Servant of the State', Saif ud-Daula (cfr. infra), wa Muin ud-Daula (?) and Rukn ud-Daula 'Pillar of the State' were all subsidiary titles of the ruling Nawab and Amir.
- Nasir ad-Daula was awarded to Hassan, a Hamdanid (Arab) Caliphal governor of Mosul and Diyarbakir (929-968)
- Sahib ud-daula 'Lord of the state' \ in Egypt * circa 'His Excellency'; also in Tunis (also spelled Saheb Ed Daoula) by the Grand Vizier
- Zahir ud-Daula (in Afshar Persia)
- Sayf al-DaulaSayf al-DaulaAli ibn Abi al-Hayja 'Abd Allah ibn Hamdan ibn al-Harith Sayf al-Dawla al-Taghlibi , more commonly known simply by his laqab of Sayf al-Dawla , was the ruler of northern Syria and the brother of al-Hasan ibn Hamdan , the founder and the most prominent prince of the Arab Hamdanid dynasty from...
("Sword of the State"), Hamdanid ruler of AleppoAleppoAleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
Also part of more significant titles, such as
- Ra'is ad-Dawla was the formal title of Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi as the Head of State of the Dawl al-Jumhuriyya ar-Rifiyya 'Confederal Republic of the Tribes of the Rif' (in Morocco) since February 1923.
- Vakil ud-Daula (used by the future founder of Persia's Afshar dynasty, as Regent before he replaced the son of the former dynasty's Shahanshah he had deposed, to rule as Nadir Shah)
- WazirVizierA vizier or in Arabic script ; ; sometimes spelled vazir, vizir, vasir, wazir, vesir, or vezir) is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in a Muslim government....
ud-Daula (or El Ouzir El Dawla): Minister of State, under the ruling Bey of Tunis
Other use
Like many titles, the word also occurs in personal names, often without any aristocratic of political significance.- Daula, a village in Bagpat districtBagpat DistrictBaghpat district is one of the 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Baghpat town is the district headquarters. This district covers an area of 1321 km². The district has a population of 1,163,991.-Economy:...
, Uttar PradeshUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...