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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nizam \Ni*zam"\, n. [Hind. & Ar. niz[=a]m order, a ruler, fr. Ar. nazama arrange, govern.] The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India, since 1719.
Nizam \Ni*zam"\, n.; pl. Nizam. [Turk. niz[=a]m.] A regular soldier of the Turkish army. See Army organization, above.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context historical English) A native sovereign of Hyderabad, India. 2 (context historical English) A regular soldier in the Turkish army.
Wikipedia
The Nizam is the Nizam-ul-Mulk, the title of the sovereigns of Hyderabad State from 1724 to 1948.
In Turkish, the word means "order", from Arabic نظم 'nidham', "order" or "organized". Nizam or Nezam may also refer to:
Nizam was the title of the sovereign of Hyderabad State and other Indian States. These rulers ruled under the kingship of Mughals. After Mughals British rulers let them continue in English rule.
Nizam or Nezam is both a given name and a surname. It is derived from the Arabic word نِظَام niẓām, meaning "order, system", often by way of Persian. Notable people with the name include:
Usage examples of "nizam".
The Nizam, his neighbour in the north, fears his power, and could offer but a feeble resistance, were Tippoo once master of the south and west coast.
French troops in the pay of the Nizam, and these would, at any rate, force their master to remain neutral in a struggle between the English and Tippoo.
The Nizam professed to be satisfied, but he saw that trouble might arise when the English were more prepared to enforce their demands.
Still, had it not been for their folly, in giving Hyder and the Nizam a reasonable excuse for entering upon hostilities, it might have been deferred until the Madras government was better prepared to meet the storm.
Bengal government, appeased the resentment felt by the Nizam, and induced him to withdraw from the Confederacy.
Tippoo, after making peace with the Nizam and the Mahrattis, with whom he had been engaged in hostilities for some time, turned his attention to the western coast, where Coorg and Malabar had risen in rebellion.
Deonhully, where they were to effect a junction with the cavalry that the Nizam had agreed to furnish.
The Nizam and Mahrattis were not to be depended upon in the slightest degree, and might at any moment change sides.
The cavalry of the Nizam, which had been specially engaged to keep the foe at a distance, never once ventured to engage them.
Of the ceded territory the Mahrattis and the Nizam each took a third as their share, although the assistance they had rendered in the struggle had been but of comparatively slight utility.
It would have united the Nizam and the Mahrattis against us, and would even have been disapproved of in England, where public opinion is adverse to further acquisitions of territory, and where people are, of course, altogether ignorant of the monstrous cruelties perpetrated by Tippoo, not only upon English captives, but upon his neighbours everywhere.
It is not only a proof of his generosity, but he likes to make a brave show on great occasions, and nothing pleases him more than to be told that neither the Nizam, nor any other Indian prince, can surpass him in the magnificence of his Court.
That Tippoo intended to renew the war, as soon as he was able, was well known to the government, and one of its chief objects of solicitude was the endeavour to counteract the secret negotiations that were constantly going on between him, the Nizam, and the Mahrattis.
India--even to the ruler of Afghanistan--inviting them to join the confederacy of the Mahrattis, the Nizam, and himself, to drive the English out of India altogether.
The next morning the camp was surrounded by the English and the troops of the Nizam, and the French then surrendered without a shot being fired.