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Category:Titles A Nawab was originally the provincial governor or viceroy of a province or region of the Mughal empire. The term is Urdu derived from the Arabic 'naib', meaning deputy. In some areas, especially Bengal, the term was pronounced Nabob which appears to be derived from Spanish or Portuguese pronunciation. (The last variation has entered the English language. See below.) Most of the Muslim rulers of the subcontinent had accepted the authority of the Mughals. Hence the term Nawab is generally understood to mean any Muslim ruler in the subcontinent. Under British rule, Nawabs ruled the princely states of Awadh, Bahawalpur, Baoni, Banganapalle, Bhopal, Cambay, Jaora, Junagadh, Kurnool, Kurwai, Palanpur (Pakistan), Pataudi, Rampur, Sachin, and Tonk. Other former rulers bearing the title, such as the Nabobs of Bengal, had been dispossessed by the British or others by the time the Mughal dynasty finally ended in 1857. Nawab is also the title of senior Muslim nobles in Hyderabad and Berar State. The female equivalent is Begum; the crown prince title is Nawabzada or Wali Ehed. Most of the Nawabs were males, although the Begums of Bhopal were an exception. Before the incorporation of India into the British Empire, Nawabs ruled the kingdoms of Awadh, Arcot, Bengal and Bhopal. A few rulers who were tributary to the Mughals took other titles; the first Nizam of Hyderabad was given the alternative title, Nizam ul Mulk, usually translated as Governor of the Kingdom. In colloquial usage in English, the term "nabob" is sometimes used to refer to a merchant leader of high social status and wealth, or a capitalist. 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''".

Nawabs (families, individuals and dynasties)

Nawabs of Arcot

Nawabs of Awadh

Nawabs of Bahawalpur

Nawabs of Banganapalle

Nawabs of Baoni

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Shouldn't we have pages for each ''Nawaby''? Thus entries on Nawabs of Bengal/Dhaka; Awadh; and so on?--iFaqeer 10:40, Sep 12, 2004 (UTC)

Nabob

I think 'Nabob' deserves a separate page, as it is a term applied almost exclusively by Europeans to European traders, and is only etymologically related to 'nawab'. Hornplease 07:32, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

Nabob may deserve a page because of http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Ships/NABOB.html HMS Nabob. Uncle G 11:18, 2005 May 31 (UTC)

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Nawab Pataudi

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (better known as Nawab Pataudi, born January 5, 1941 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India is one of the most successful Indian cricket captains. He was a right-hand batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He is also of royal lineage. He is married to Sharmila Tagore, an Indian actress and has one son, Saif Ali Khan, also an actor, and two daughters. Category:Indian cricket captains Category:1941 births

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Nawab Nowroz Khan

Nawab Nauroz/Nowroz Khan, commonly known by Balochs as Babu Nowroz, was the head of the Zarakzai tribes of Balochistan. He started an armed struggle against the occupation by Pakistan of Baloch lands (Balochistan). He was later arrested by the Pakistani army while he came for negotiations to the army. He and his followers, including his sons and nephews, were taken to Hyderabad Jail, where his sons and nephews were hanged, while due to his old age he was held in prison, where he later passed away.

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Nawab Ali Haider Khan

Nawab Ali Amjad Khan, the zamindar of Sylhet had two sons; Nawab Ali Haider khan and Nawab Ali Asghar Khan. Nawab Ali Haider Khan was born in 1900 (29th. Maagh1306 B.S.. He died at the age of 63 years on 30th, June 1963. He lived in his estate at Prithimpassa, Sylhet.In 1924 he married Murshidzadi Husne Ara Begum the eldest child of the Honourable Ihtisham-ul- Mulk, Rais-ul-Dowla, Premiere noble of Bengal,Behar and Orissa Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad, Nawab Wasif Ali Meerza(He was born on 07th. In January, 1875, he had his education from Sherborne, Rugby and Oxford universities in the U.K. He was elected six times member of Bengal Legislative Council). Nawab Ali Haider Khan had three childrenfrom his wife, they were Nawab Ali Safdar Khan, Syeddunnessa Begum and Nawab Ali Sarwar Khan. Nawab Ali Haider Khan was minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of Sir Syed Muhammad Sadullah; who was Premier from 1937 to 1938 and again from 1939-1941, of Assam. From 1942 to 1946 he was a minister of Power and Water Development in the G. Bardalai's cabinet (Bardalai was Premier of Assam from 1938-1939; again 1946-1950). Nawab Ali Haider Khan was the leader of the Independent Muslim Party. In 1945 he led his party into an alliance with Assam Congress and its coalition partners. Luminaries like Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (who later became the President of India) and G. Bardalai were with him. Bardalai considered Nawab Ali Haider Khan as their mainstay. He stated this clearly in one of his letters to Surat Chandra Bose in 1938.

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