. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Asaf Jahi was a Muslim dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Hyderabad. The family came to India in the late 17th century and became employees of the Mughal Empire. They were great patrons of Persian culture, language, and literature, the family found a ready patronage. The dynasty was founded by Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi, a Viceroy of the Deccan\u2014(administrator of six Mughal governorates) under the Mughal emperors from 1713 to 1721. He intermittently ruled after Aurangzeb's death in 1707 and under the title Asaf Jah in 1724. The Mughal Empire crumbled and the Viceroy of the Deccan, Asaf Jah I, declared himself independent, whose domain extend from the Narmada river in the North to Trichinopoly in the South and Masulipatnam in the east to Bijapur in the west."@en . . "142"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "1112100385"^^ . "The Asaf Jahi was a Muslim dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Hyderabad. The family came to India in the late 17th century and became employees of the Mughal Empire. They were great patrons of Persian culture, language, and literature, the family found a ready patronage."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "23797"^^ . . . . . . . . "2011-05-09"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707\u20131813"@en . . "1948-09-17"^^ . . . . . . . "Asaf Jahi Dynasty"@en . . . . . . . . "1724-07-31"^^ . . . . "13345633"^^ . . . . . "Asaf Jahi dynasty"@en . . "Nawab"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Hyderabad Coat of Arms.jpg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Coat of Arms of the Nizam"@en . . "d1wUgKKzawoC"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Nizam-ul-Mulk"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Osman Ali Khan"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . .