Hussain Nizam Shah I (1553–1565) was the preeminent ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate and the leading figure of the coalition of the Deccan Sultanates during the Battle of Talikota.[1] Notably, Hussain Nizam Shah was responsible for taking prisoner and beheading Rama Raya of Vijayanagara after the Battle of Talikota.[2]
Family
Wives
- Daulat Shah Begum, daughter of Darya Imad Shah;[3]
- Khunza Humayun, a great-great-granddaughter of Sultan Jahan Shah of the Qara Qoyunlu;[4]
Issue
By Khunza Humayun:
- Murtaza Nizam Shah I, Sultan of Ahmednagar;
- Burhan Nizam Shah II, Sultan of Ahmednagar;
- Chand Bibi, married Sultan Ali Adil Shah I of Bijapur. Later became regent of Bijapur and Ahmednagar successively;
- Bibi Khadija, married Jamal-ud-din Hansan Auju;
By Surya:
- Bibi Jamila, married Sultan Ibrahim Qutb Shah of Golconda;
- Shah Qasim;
- Shah Mansur;
- Aqa Bibi, married Mir Abdul Wahhab, son of Sayyid Abdul Azum;
See also
References
- ↑ A Textbook of Medieval Indian History{{#if:Sen|, Sen}. Primus Books(2013). ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4
- ↑ History of Modern Andhra{{#if:Rao|, Rao}. Sterling Publishers(1983)
- ↑ Radhey Shyam, The Kingdom of Ahmadnagar (1966), p. 110
- ↑ Sayyid Ahmad-Ullah Qadri, Memoirs of Chand Bibi: The Princess of Ahmadnagar (1939), p. 48
- ↑ Template:Harvtxt