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A Nawab (Urdu: نواب, Hindi: नवाब) was originally the subedar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Subedar, a historical rank in Indian Army which ranked below British commissioned officers and above non-commissioned officers A Subah is a Province of the former Mughal Empire. The governor of a subah was known as a subahdar, which later became Subedar The Mughal Empire ( Persian and self-designation گورکانی; مغلیہ سلطنت) was an Islamic imperial power which ruled most It became a high title for Muslim nobles. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion

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The term is Urdu, borrowed via Persian from the Arabic being the honorific plural of naib i. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language e. 'deputy'. In some areas, especially Bengal, the term is pronounced Nobab. Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang This later variation has entered the English and other foreign languages, see below.

The title Nawab is basically derived from the title of the four nayab (deputies) of 12th and last Imam (Imam-e-zamana) of the Shia sect. That is why most Shia rulers have called them Nawab instead of Sultan or King.

The term Nawab is often used to refer to any Muslim ruler in north India while the term Nizam is preferred for their counterparts in south India. Nizam ( Urdu: نظام‌) a shortened version of Nizam-ul-Mulk ( Urdu: نظام‌الملک) meaning Administrator of the Realm, was This is technically imprecise, as the title was also awarded to others but not applied to every Muslim ruler. With the decline of that empire the title, and the powers that went with it, became hereditary in the ruling families in the various provinces.

Under later British rule, Nawabs continued to rule various princely states of Awadh, Amb, Bahawalpur, Baoni, Banganapalle, Bhopal, Cambay, Jaora, Junagadh, Kalabagh, Kurnool, Kurwai, Palanpur, Pataudi, Rampur, Sachin and Tonk. For other uses see Principality, Other princely states A Princely State (also called Native State or Indian State) was a For the Oudh tree see Agarwood. Awadh ( Hindi: अवध Urdu: اودھ) also known in various British historical texts as Oudh Bahawalpur (also Bhawalpur or Bhawulpore) (بہاولپور is the capital city of Bahawalpur District located in, Punjab Pakistan WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Banganapalle (also Banagana Palli) is a town in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India Bhopāl ( Hindi: भोपाल bʰoːpɑːl, Marathi -भोपाळ is a city in central India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Khambhat, formerly known as Cambay, is a city and a Municipality in Anand district WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Jaora ( Hindi:जावरा is a city and a Municipality in Ratlam district See Junagarh for disambiguation Junagadh is a city and a Municipal corporation, the headquarters of Junagadh district Kalabagh ( Urdu: کالا باغ) a town and Union Council of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kurnool is a city in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh state of southern India WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kurwai is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Vidisha district in the Indian state WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Palanpur is a city and a Municipality in Banaskantha district in the Indian state WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Pataudi is a town in Gurgaon district in the Indian state of Haryana. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Rampur ( Hindi: रामपुर Pashto / Urdu: رام پور) is a city WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Tonk is a town in Rajasthan state India. Other former rulers bearing the title, such as the Nawabs of Bengal, had been dispossessed by the British or others by the time the Mughal dynasty finally ended in 1857. Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang

The style for a Nawab's queen is Begum or Nawabzada. Most of the Nawab dynasties were male primogenitures, although several ruling Begums of Bhopal and Ruchka Begum of TikaitGanj, near Lucknow were a notable exception. Bhopāl ( Hindi: भोपाल bʰoːpɑːl, Marathi -भोपाळ is a city in central India.

Before the incorporation of India into the British Empire, Nawabs ruled the kingdoms of Awadh (or Oudh, encouraged by the British to shed the Mughal suzereignty and assume the imperial style of Badshah), Bengal, Arcot and Bhopal. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. For the Oudh tree see Agarwood. Awadh ( Hindi: अवध Urdu: اودھ) also known in various British historical texts as Oudh Padishah, Padshah, Padeshah, Badishah or Badshah ( Persian پادشاه Pādeshāh) is a very prestigious Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang Bhopāl ( Hindi: भोपाल bʰoːpɑːl, Marathi -भोपाळ is a city in central India.

A few of the Muslim rulers who were tributary to the Mughal emperors used other titles; the first Nizam of Hyderabad was given the alternative title Nizam-ul-Mulk, usually translated as Governor of the Mughal kingdom. Nizam ( Urdu: نظام‌) a shortened version of Nizam-ul-Mulk ( Urdu: نظام‌الملک) meaning Administrator of the Realm, was Hyderābād and Berar (హైదరాబాదు حیدر آباد under the Nizams was the largest Princely state in the erstwhile Indian Empire Nizam ( Urdu: نظام‌) a shortened version of Nizam-ul-Mulk ( Urdu: نظام‌الملک) meaning Administrator of the Realm, was

Ruling Nawabs

Families ruling when acceding to India

Families ruling when acceding to Pakistan (including present Bangladesh)

Former dynasties which became political pensioners

Other Nawabs

Personal Nawabs

The title nawab was also awarded as a personal distinction by the paramount power, similarly to a British peerage, to persons and families who never ruled a princely state. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Balasinor is a city and a Municipality in Kheda district in the state of Gujarat Nawabs of the Carnatic (also referred to as the Nawabs of Arcot) ruled the Carnatic region of South India between about 1690 and 1801 The Nawab of Banganapalle was the leader of Banganapalle, a Fief of the Mughal empire which later became a Princely state of British India The Nawabs of Masulipatam ruled under the Nizam in eastern India The Nawabs of Bhopal were the Muslim rulers of the princely state of Bhopal, located in the modern state of Madhya Pradesh, in medieval and The term Begum of Bhopal may refer to any of several ladies who ruled the Princely state of Bhopal in Central India in the 19th and 20th centuries Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti (نواب اکبر شہاز خان بگٹی ( July 12, 1927 – August 26, 2006) was the Tumandar (head Farrukhabad one of three Tehsils in the Farrukhabad District of the State of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Jaora ( Hindi:जावरा is a city and a Municipality in Ratlam district See Junagarh for disambiguation Junagadh is a city and a Municipal corporation, the headquarters of Junagadh district WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Malerkotla is a city and a Municipal council in Sangrur district in the Indian WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Palanpur is a city and a Municipality in Banaskantha district in the Indian state Pathari is a formerly Princely state of India, administratively under the Bhopal Agency subdivision of the Central India Agency. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Rampur ( Hindi: रामपुर Pashto / Urdu: رام پور) is a city WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Sachin is a Census town in Surat district in the Indian state of Gujarat Savanur is a town and Taluk headquarters of Savanur Taluk in Haveri District of Karnataka state, India. The founder of the Princely state of Tonk was Amir Khan, a Muslim freebooter of Afghan descent leader of the early 19th century Bahawalpur was a Princely state of the Punjab in what is now Pakistan, stretching along the southern bank of the Sutlej and Indus Rivers Amb was a Princely state in what is today the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Kohat ( Urdu: کوہاٹ is a medium sized town in North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Kohat ( Urdu: کوہاٹ is a medium sized town in North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially For the Oudh tree see Agarwood. Awadh ( Hindi: अवध Urdu: اودھ) also known in various British historical texts as Oudh A Vizier ( - wazīr) (sometimes also spelled Vazir Vizir Vasir Wazir Vesir, or Vezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many western Asian The Nawabs of Bengal were the hereditary nazim s or Subadars (provincial governors of the Subah (province of Bengal during WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Murshidabad (মুর্শিদাবাদ is a city in Murshidabad district of West Bengal The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most Peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801 when The term nawab got widest currency in the nineteenth century. In order to motivate the Bengal ruling classes to participate in the community services the Auckland administration (1836-1842) had introduced a system of conferring honorific titles on the philanthropic and socially leading people. For the Muslim elite various Mughal-type titles were introduced, including Nawab. Among the noted British creations of this type were Nawab Khwaja Abdul Ghani (1813-1896), Nawab Abdool Luteef (1828-1893), Nawab Faizunnesa Choudhurani (1834-1904), Nawab Ali Chowdhury (1863-1929), Nawab Syed Shamsul Huda (1862-1922) and Nawab Sirajul Islam (1848-1923). Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Abdul Ghani Mian KCSI (1813&ndash1896 was the first Nawab of Dhaka Sirajul Islam is the chairman of the Board of Editors of Banglapedia, the national Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, and the editor of the Journal The 'Nawab' title was normally awarded to those influential people who already had some connection in land control and the title was attached to the name of the concerned estate or village, such as the Dhaka Nawab Family (seated at Ahsan Manzil), not to be confused with the earlier Naib Nazims of Dhaka which had been pensioned off in 1793). Dhaka Nawab Family reigned in Dhaka from mid 19th century to mid 20th century after the fall of the Naib Nazims The hereditary title of Nawab, similar Ahsan Manzil (আহসান মঞ্জিল was the official residential palace and seat of the Dhaka Nawab Family. A Naib Nazim, or deputy Nazim is an elected government official in Pakistan. There also were the Nawabs of Dhanbari (Tangail), Nawabs of Ratanpur (Comilla), and such others.

Nawab as a court rank

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Nawabzada

This style, adding the Persian suffix -zada which means son (or other male descendants; see other cases in Prince), (etymo)logically fits a Nawab's sons, but in actual practice various dynasties established other customs. Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a

For example in Bahawalpur only the Nawab's Heir Apparent used Nawabzada before his personal name, then Khan Abassi, finally Wali Ahad Bahadur (an enhancement of Wali Ehed), while the other sons of the ruling Nawab used the style Sahibzada before the personal name and only Khan Abassi behind. Bahawalpur (also Bhawalpur or Bhawulpore) (بہاولپور is the capital city of Bahawalpur District located in, Punjab Pakistan Sahib ( Urdu: صاحب) (traditionally ˈsɑːɪb or /ˈsɑːb/ in English now often /səˈhiːb/ is a South Asian term of respect meaning Sir master

Elsewhere, rulers who were not styled nawab yet awarded a title nawabzada.

Nabob

In colloquial usage in English (since 1612), adopted in other Western languages, the corrupted form nabob refers to commoners: a merchant-leader of high social status and wealth. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Merchants function as professionals who deal with Trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves in order to produce Profit. In Sociology or Anthropology, social status is the honor or prestige attached to one's position in Society (one's Social position) Wealth derives from the old English word "weal" which means "well-being During the 18th century in particular, it was widely used as a disparaging description of British merchants who, having made a fortune in India, returned to Britain and aspired to be recognised as having the higher social status that their new wealth would enable them to maintain. It can also be used metaphorically for people who have a grandiose style or manner of speech, as in Spiro Agnew's famous dismissal of the press as "nattering nabobs of negativism". Spiro Theodore Agnew ( November 9, 1918 September 17, 1996) was the thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States (and the first

Naybob

A corrupted form of the English Nabob, which in itself is a corruption of the Indian Nawab. Noun representing a person who has a negative disposition or one who tends to disagree with everything. Example of usage "Of course you can do it, just ignore the naybobs".

Naib

Naib, a local leader in some parts of Ottoman Empire and eastern Caucasus (e. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Caucasus ( also referred to as North Caucasus) is a geopolitical region located between Europe Asia & Middle East g. during Caucasian Imamate). The Caucasian Imamate also known as the Caucasus Imamate was the state established by the Imams of Dagestan during the early and middle of the

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nawab

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  1. A high title for Muslim nobles.
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