Hussain Nizam Shah I

Hussain Nizam Shah I
3rd Sultan of Ahmadnagar
Reign1553–6 June 1565
PredecessorBurhan Nizam Shah I
SuccessorMurtaza Nizam Shah I
Died6 June 1565
Ahmednagar
SpouseDaulat Shah Begum
Khunza Humayun Begum
IssueMurtaza Nizam Shah I
Chand Bibi
Burhan Nizam Shah II
Bibi Khadija
Bibi Jamila
Shah Qasim
Shah Mansur
Aqa Bibi
HouseNizam Shahi Dynasty
FatherBurhan Nizam Shah I
MotherBibi Amina
ReligionTwelver Shia Islam

Hussain Nizam Shah I (Persian: 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. Notably, Hussain Nizam Shah was responsible for taking prisoner and beheading Rama Raya of Vijayanagara after the Battle of Talikota.

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