Hussain Nizam Shah I | |
Succession: | 3rd Sultan of Ahmadnagar |
Reign: | 1553–1565 |
Religion: | Twelver Shia Islam |
Predecessor: | Burhan Nizam Shah I |
Successor: | Murtaza Nizam Shah I |
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 |
Royal House: | Nizam Shahi Dynasty |
Father: | Burhan Nizam Shah I |
Mother: | Bibi Amina |
Death Date: | 1565 |
Death Place: | Ahmednagar |
Hussain Nizam Shah I (Persian: {{Nastaliq|حسین نظام شاه یکم; 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 Talikota.[1] Notably, Hussain Nizam Shah was responsible for taking prisoner and beheading Rama Raya of Vijayanagara after the Battle of Talikota.[2] [3] [4]
By Khunza Humayun:
By Surraiya Daulat Shah Begum: