 Entered the Nizam's service and appointed to a mansab of high rank, losing the fingers of his right hand in battle against the Marathas.Recovered the jagir after his uncle defeated Tipu's forces under Muhammad Yusuf and Kutb ud-din at Tammadapalle before 21 September 1789, but preferred to reside in Hyderabad with his family.Later he was granted the jagir of Chenchelimala by his paternal uncle and father-in-law as marriage gift.