Background
He was born to Nawab Talib Muhi ud-din Mutawassil Khan Bahadur who was the Naib Subahdar (Deputy Governor) of Bijapur and his wife Sahibzadi Khair-un-nisa Begum who was the daughter of Nizam-ul-Mulk.
His official ruler of Hyderabad
He was born to Nawab Talib Muhi ud-din Mutawassil Khan Bahadur who was the Naib Subahdar (Deputy Governor) of Bijapur and his wife Sahibzadi Khair-un-nisa Begum who was the daughter of Nizam-ul-Mulk.
His official name was Nawab Hidayat Muhi ud-din Sa"adu"llah Khan Bahadur, Muzaffar Jang, Nawab Subadar of the Deccan. He became famously known as Muzaffar Jung. Initially, he was appointed to an Imperial mansab of 3,000 zat and 2,000 sowar and later promoted to 4,000 zat on his appointment to Bijapur.
He was Subadar of Bijapur after the death of his father.
This resulted in the first major direct involvement of the Europeans in Indian domestic politics. Eventually the serious situation in Deccan and Carnatic would result in the Second Carnatic War.
During the war Muzaffar Jung was briefly captured in March, 1750 after the Battle of Villianur. But after the assassination of Nasir Jung, he was released and took the throne of Hyderabad, December 16, 1750.
He granted territories and titles to Dupleix and the French on December 31, 1750.
He failed however, to honor his Afghan allies in a similar way. The resulting disagreement led to the Battle of Lakkireddipalli Pass in the Rayachoti taluka, where the Nawab of Kurnool struck him in the head with a spear, February 13, 1751 killing him instantly. The Nawab of Kurnool and Savnur were also killed.
At this critical juncture the French commander De Bussy made the decision to install Salabat Jung as the new Nizam.
Muzaffar Jang had only one son named, Nawab Muhammad Sa"ad ud-din Khan Bahadur who was a minor at the death of his father in February 1751. He became Subedar of Bijapur in 1751.
But died later from smallpox. Subadar of Bijapur.
