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Nizam
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Ni·zam  (n-zäm, -zm, n-)
n.
1. Used formerly as a title for rulers of Hyderabad, India.
2. The Turkish army, especially in the 19th century.

[Urdu nizm(-almulk), governor (of the empire), from Arabic nim, order, arrangement, from naama, to arrange; see nm in Semitic roots.]

nizam [naɪˈzæm]
n
(Military) (formerly) a Turkish regular soldier
[ultimately from Arabic nizām order, arrangement]

Nizam [nɪˈzɑːm]
n
the title of the ruler of Hyderabad, India, from 1724 to 1948


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HIS Exalted Highness Rustam-i-Dauran, Arustu-i-Zaman, Wal Mamaluk, Asaf Jah VII, Muzaffarul- Mulk-Wal-Mumilak, Nizam-ul- Mulk, Nizam ud Daula Nawab Mir Sir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur, Sipah Saula, Fateh Jung, Nizam of Hyderabad and of Berar, Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Honorable General in the Army, Faithful Ally of the British Government.
 
 
 
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