NiẓāmNizam al-ul-Mulk (Arabic: “Governor of the Kingdom”), title borne by various Indian Muslim princes. The term has also is Arabic for “Governor of the Kingdom,” which also has been translated as “Deputy for the Whole Empire.” In 1713 it was conferred on Chīn Qilich Khān Khan (Āṣaf Jāh) by the Mughal emperor Muḥammad Shāh Shah and was held by his descendants, the rulers of the princely state of HyderābādHyderabad, until the mid-20th century. The head of a ruling family was commonly known as the Niẓāmnizam.