Hussain Nizam Shah I

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 Talikot.[1]

Hussain Nizam Shah I
Sultan of Ahmadnagar
Reign	1553–1565
Predecessor	Burhan Nizam Shah I
Successor	Murtaza Nizam Shah I
Died	1565 Ahmednagar
Spouse	Daulat Shah Begum Khunza Humayun Begum
Issue	Murtaza Nizam Shah I Chand Bibi Burhan Nizam Shah II Bibi Khadija Bibi Jamila Shah Qasim Shah Mansur Aqa Bibi
House	Nizam Shahi Dynasty
Father	Burhan Nizam Shah I
Mother	Bibi Amina
Religion	Islam

Family

Wives

• Daulat Shah Begum, daughter of Darya Imad Shah;[2]
• Khunza Humayun, a great-great-granddaughter of Sultan Jahan Shah of the Qara Qoyunlu;[3]

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;

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See also

• Deccan Sultanates
• Ahmadnagar Sultanate

References

1. Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
2. Radhey Shyam, The Kingdom of Ahmadnagar (1966), p. 110
3. Sayyid Ahmad-Ullah Qadri, Memoirs of Chand Bibi: The Princess of Ahmadnagar (1939), p. 48
4. Shyam (1966, p. 150) harvtxt error: no target: CITEREFShyam1966 (help)