Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

Administration of Justice in the Deccan under Nizam–ul–Mulk Asaf Jah

Dr. Lucky Khan

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 The political and socio–cultural history has always been the focus of research scholars whether it is the history of a country or any region specifically. The legal History in this manner lagged behind and immense material related to the said field is still unearthed. Hyderabad or the Deccan of the Mughal times was consisted of the six Subas namely, Khandesh, Bidar, Berar, Bijapur, Hyderabad, Aurangabad, which were placed under the Viceroy whoever appointed to the post. The importance of the Hyderabad State lies in the fact that being a ‘Successor State’ of the Mughal Empire it continues with the Mughal system of Justice Administration under the early Nizams, however the changes were made in the subsequent years under the Nizams according to the need of the time and also to make it suitable according to the local variations. In the present paper an attempt has been made to ing into light the administration of Justice in the Deccan under the first Nizam, Nizam–ul–Mulk Asaf Jah.

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Dr. LUCKY KHAN Administration of Justice in the Deccan under Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 8 August 2015

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