Intizam-ud-Daulah (died 29 November 1759) was a Grand Vizier during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur.[1]
He was the eldest son of Qamar-ud-Din Khan and older brother of Moin-ul-Mulk.[2] He was a pupil of Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan, one of the four pillars of Urdu poetry, and wrote verses in Persian and Urdu, and had perfect skill in this art.[3] During the wazirate of Safdar Jung he led the Turani opposition and played a significant role in his dismissal.[4] He was subsequently appointed to replace Safdar Jung as Grand Vizier in 1753. He resigned in 1754 following pressure from his nephew Imad-ul-Mulk and Malhar Rao Holkar.[5]
In 1759 he was murdered together with Alamgir II, at the instigation of Imad-ul-Mulk, and his body was thrown in a river.[6]
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- ↑ The Cambridge History of India, Volume 5{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. CUP Archive(1928)
- ↑ The Cambridge History of India, Volume 5{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. CUP Archive(1928)
- ↑ Muslim Society in Northern India During the Eighteenth Century{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. the University of Michigan(1998). ISBN 978-81-215-0830-8
- ↑ History of the Sikhs: Sikh domination of the Mughal Empire, 1764-1803{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of Virginia(1979)
- ↑ The Cambridge History of India, Volume 5{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. CUP Archive(1928)
- ↑ Zikr-i Mir: The Autobiography of the Eighteenth Century Mughal Poet, Mir Muhammad Taqi ʻMir', 1723-1810{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Oxford University Press(1999). ISBN 019564588X