Death
Ghouse Khan died in 1855 at the age of 31. He did not leave behind any male heir. The candidatures of Ghouse Khan's uncle Azim Jah, the only possible successor to the throne were set aside and the kingdom was formally annexed by the British East India Company as per the Doctrine of Lapse.
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