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Feroze Jung III or Nizam Shahabuddin Muhammad Feroz Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi also known by his sobriquet Imad-ul-Mulk, was the grand vizier of the Mughal Empire when it was under Maratha suzerainty, making them the de facto rulers.
He was the son of Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung II and a grandson of the founder of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I.[1] After the death of his father in 1752, he was recommended by Nawab Safdar Jung to be appointed as Mir Bakhshi (Pay Master General) and received the titles of Amir ul-Umara (Noble of Nobles) and Imad ul-Mulk (Pillar of the Nation).[1]
A controversial figure, Imad is well known for deposing, imprisoning and blinding Mughal emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur, assassinating emperor Alamgir II, and torturing their family members including future emperor Shah Alam II.
He was declared to be an apostate by various Islamic scholars, including Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, and Durrani emperor Ahmad Shah Abdali.[2]
- ^ a b An oriental biographical dictionary: founded on materials collected by the late Thomas William Beale;2nd Edition; Publisher:W.H. Allen, 1894; page 143
- ^ Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III at Google Books