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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]] allied with the [[Maratha Empire]], who were often described as a de facto ruler of the [[Mughal Empire]]. He was the son of [[Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung II]] and a grandson of the founder of the [[Nizams|Nizam Dynasty]], [[Asaf Jah|Nizam ul Mulk Asaf Jah]].<ref name=beale>[[An Oriental Biographical Dictionary|An oriental biographical dictionary: founded on materials collected by the late Thomas William Beale]];2nd Edition; Publisher:W.H. Allen, 1894; page 143</ref> <br />
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A controversial figure, Imad is well known for imprisoning and blinding emperor [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur]], for asassinating emperor [[Alamgir II]] and torturing their family members including future emperor [[Shah Alam II]]. He was declared to be an apostate by various [[Islamic scholar]]s and by [[Durrani]] Emperor [[Ahmad Shah Abdali]].<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Google books|id=MazdaWXQFuQC|p=27}}</ref> After the death of his father in 1752, he was recommended by Nawab [[Safdarjung|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.<ref name=beale/><br />
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==Military career==<br />
[[File:Imadulmulk.jpg|thumb|Imad ul-Mulk holds a banquet]]<br />
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He blinded and imprisoned Emperor [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur]] in 1754. In 1757, Imad invited [[Marathas]] to invade [[Delhi]] in order to drive out the Afghans and Rohillas from Delhi.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> In the same year, [[Afghanistan]]'s Emperor [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] declared Imad-ul-Mulk an "apostate". Two years later, Emperor [[Alamgir II]] was assassinated in 1759. He was later named the ''Wazir ul-Mamalik-i-Hindustan''.<ref name=beale/> <br />
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Imad-ul-Mulk also planned the death of young Ali Gauhar and even ordered [[Mir Jafar]] the [[Nawab of Bengal]] to advance as far as [[Patna]] with the motive to kill or capture the Mughal Crown Prince. Imad-ul-Mulk soon fled [[Delhi]] after the rise of [[Najib-ud-Daula]] and the [[Mughal Army]], which eventually places [[Shah Alam II]] as the new [[Mughal Emperor]].<br />
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==Writings and later life ==<br />
According to the biography of the poet called Gulzar Ibrahim, he was living in 1780 in straitened circumstances. In 1784 he made a deal with the [[Maratha]] [[Peshwa]] and received [[Baoni State|Baoni]] ''[[jagir]]'' of 52 villages near [[Kalpi]]. <br />
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Subsequently, he proceeded to [[Surat]] where he passed a few years with the English and then went on the [[Hajj]]. He composed [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Rekhta]] poetry and left [[Arabic]] and [[Turkish language|Turkish]] [[Ghazal]]s and a thick Persian [[Diwan (poetry)|Diwan]] and a [[Masnawi]] ''Fakhria-tun_Nizam'' and ''Nalaa-e-Ny'' in which the miracles of Maulana Fakhar-ud-Din are related. His pen name was ''Nizam''.<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Under the influence of [[Sufism]] he abandoned his power hungry political career and went to Maharshrif, Chishtian (now [[Pakistan]]) to live with [[Noor Muhammad Maharvi]], his fellow disciple of Moulana Fakhar-ud-Din was Muhib-un-Nabi Dehlavi. He wrote the death date of Noor Muhammad Maharvi in a poetic way<br />
حیف واویلا جہاں بے نور گش, which refers to date 1205 Hijri, meaning that as late as 1791 he had been residing in Maharsharif.<br />
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After Noor Muhammad Maharvi's death Nizam moved to [[Khairpur]] (near [[Bahawalpur]]) and died there in 1800, where his grave is located.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}<br />
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His wife was the celebrated Ganna or Gunna Begam who died in the year 1775. His son Naser-ad-Daula succeeded as the Nawab of [[Baoni State|Baoni jagir]].<br />
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== Popular culture ==<br />
In the 2019 [[Bollywood]] war epic [[Panipat (film)|Panipat]], the character of Imad-ul-Mulk and his role in the events leading up to the [[Third Battle of Panipat]] is portrayed by [[Mir Sarwar]].<br />
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In the TV series [[The Great Maratha]] 1994 the role was played by [[Jitendra Trehan]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Hyderabad State]]<br />
* [[Nizam]]<br />
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