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.[1] Notably, Hussain Nizam Shah was responsible for taking prisoner and beheading Rama Raya of Vijayanagara after the Battle of Talikota.[2][3][4]

Hussain Nizam Shah I
3rd Sultan of Ahmadnagar
Reign1553–1565
PredecessorBurhan Nizam Shah I
SuccessorMurtaza Nizam Shah I
Died1565
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

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By Khunza Humayun:

By Surraiya Daulat Shah Begum:

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  1. ^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
  2. ^ Rao, P. Raghunadha (1983). History of Modern Andhra. Sterling Publishers. p. 16.
  3. ^ Chatterjee, Ramananda (1947). The Modern Review. Prabasi Press Private, Limited.
  4. ^ Shyam, Radhey (1966). The Kingdom of Ahmadnagar. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-2651-9.
  5. ^ Shyam, Radhey (1966). The Kingdom of Ahmadnagar. p. 110.
  6. ^ Sayyid Ahmad-Ullah Qadri, Memoirs of Chand Bibi: The Princess of Ahmadnagar (1939), p. 48