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Type Words
Synonyms nabob
Type of governor

Examples of nawab

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Nawab Roustoum khan granted a Paravana dated 1735 for French commerce in Yanam.
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Nawab went for a debut duck, leaving Radlett at a parlous 141-7, with eight overs left.
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Nawab Alivardi Khan of Bengal proclaimed independence in 1740.
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The term nawab got widest currency in the nineteenth century.
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Nawab of Awadh ruled parts of current day Uttara Pradesh.
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Accordingly, he was raised at the nawab's palace with all necessary education and training suitable for a future nawab.
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Nawab flirts with disaster by deep frying them.
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Both companies desired to place their own candidate as the nawab, or ruler, of Arcot, the area around Madras.
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Nawab Nowroz Khan later died in captivity.
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  • A governor in India during the Mogul empire
  • A nawab or nawaab (Urdu: u0646u0648u0651u0627u0628u200E) is an honorific title ratified and bestowed by the reigning Mughal emperor to semi-autonomous Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. "Nawab" usually refers to males; the female equivalent is "begum" or "nawab begum". The primary duty of a nawab was to uphold the sovereignty of the Mughal emperor along with the administration of a certain province.
  • A Muslim prince allied to British India; technically, a semi-autonomous deputy of the Mughal emperor. (p. 657)
  • A noble man of the Mughal period. Same as a Duke in England and a Count in France.
  • Muslim title of honor given to courtiers, governors and senators
  • The title Nawab was conferred on the ruler of the Darapur State, Malik Talib Mehdi Khan. His current descendants use the title as Nawabzada since the abolition of Princely States in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Current chief of the Darapur Dynasty being Nawabzada Iqbal Mehdi Khan.