The State of Hyderabad was founded by _____________.

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The Correct Answer is Qamar-ud-din Siddiqi.

Key Points

Qamar-ud-din Siddiqi founded the state of Hyderabad.
He was a respected nobleman and general in the army of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (1677-1707 AD), Mughal Governor of Deccan (1713-1715 AD), and (1720-1722 AD), Mughal Grand Vizier (1721-1724 AD).
He was the founder of the Asaf Jahi dynasty (1724 AD) in which he was the Nizam I (1724-1748 AD).
Nizam was defeated by Bajirao I, the son of Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath Bhatt at the Battle of Palkhed near Nashik.