From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Azim Jah
Azim Jah
Preceded by Nawab of Arcot Succeeded by
Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan 1867 - 1874 Zahir-ud-Daula
(as the Nawab of the Carnatic till
1855)
Azim Jah (died 1874) was the brother of Azam Jah, the
eleventh Nawab of the Carnatic and uncle of Ghulam
Assumption of the title "Amir-
Muhammad Ghouse Khan, the twelfth and last Nawab of i-Arcot"
the Carnatic. He held the title Nawab of Arcot from 1867
After protracted negotiations and court cases, finally, in
to 1874.
1867, Azim Jah was granted the title of Nawab of Arcot or
Amir-i-Arcot by Queen Victoria and given a political pen-
Early life sion. The Letters Patent issued by the Queen was formally
Azim Jah was the younger brother of Azam Jah, the presented to Azim Jah at a banquet held by the Governor
eleventh Nawab of the Carnatic. He became the heir- of Madras on April 12, 1871.
apparent and regent when Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse As Kalas Mahal or the Chepauk Palace, the official res-
Khan succeeded Azam Jah on the former’s death in 1825. idence of the princes of the Carnatic had been taken over
Azim Jah served as the regent from 1825 to 1842 during by the British in 1859, Azim Jahn constructed a new resi-
Ghouse Khan’s minority. In 1842, Ghouse Khan was for- dence, the Amir Mahal, in Royapettah.
mally installed as the monarch.
Death
Claim to the throne Azim Jah died in 1874. He was succeeded to his title by his
Ghouse Khan ruled as the Nawab of the Carnatic from son Zahir-ud-Daula.
1825 to 1855. On his death in 1855, the throne became
vacant and in the absence of a legitimate male heir to References
Ghouse Khan, the state was formally annexed by the Bri-
• "Azim Jah (1867-1874)". The Royal House of Arcot.
tish according to the Doctrine of Lapse. Azim Jah protest-
http://www.princeofarcot.org/prince1.htm.
ed claiming that he was the legitimate successor to the
throne but met with little success.
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