Life
Asaf ad-Dawlah Mir Ali Salabat Jang succeeded as Nizam of Hyderabad after the death of his predecessor and nephew, Nizam Muzaffar Jang. Muzaffar Jang was killed in the Battle of Lakkireddipalli Pass, when the Nawab of Kurnool struck him in the head with a spear on February 13, 1751.
Again the eldest brother of the Nizam, Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung II, was ignored while he was at Delhi serving the Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur. But he would not wait long to contest this ascension. His ascension took place right after the Battle of Lakkireddipalli Pass by the help of French commander Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau.
Salabat Jang was invested by Imperial firman, at Aurangabad, Maharashtra, September 12, 1749. He was granted the titles of Khan Bahadur and Salabat Jang during his father's lifetime and was promoted to Asaf ud-Daula and Zafar Jang in 1751 and Amir ul-Mamalik by the Emperor Alamgir II. He was the ruler of the Hyderabad State in India from 1751 until 1762. Khilwath palace of Hyderabad was built by him.
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