Sikandar Jah

Sikandar Jah ascended the throne of Hyderabad after the death of his father, Nizam Ali Khan. His reign was characterized by a close and subordinate alliance with the British East India Company.

Sikandar Jah signed a treaty of subsidiary alliance with the British East India Company, accepting a British resident in Hyderabad and a British-controlled military force. This effectively made Hyderabad a princely state under British paramountcy.

Sikandar Jah initiated the construction of the Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad, a grand complex of four palaces. The project was completed later and became a symbol of the Nizam's power and architectural patronage.