Sir Zahir-ud-Daula Bahadur GCSI

Order of the Star of India

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(died 1879) was the titular Nawab of Arcot from 1874 to 1879.

Early life

Zahir-ud-Daula was the son of Azim Jah

Azim Jah of Arcot

Azim Jah was the brother of Azam Jah, the eleventh Nawab of the Carnatic and uncle of Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan, the twelfth and last Nawab of the Carnatic. He held the title Nawab of Arcot from 1867 to 1874.- Early life :...

, the first Nawab of Arcot and cousin to Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan

Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan

Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan was the twelfth and last Nawab of the Carnatic. He reigned from 1825 to 1855. He belonged to the Second Dynasty.- Early life :...

, the twelfth and last Nawab of the Carnatic

Nawab of the Carnatic

Nawabs of the Carnatic , ruled the Carnatic region of South India between about 1690 and 1801. They initially had their capital at Arcot,vellore city...

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Reign

Zahir-ud-Daula was recognized as tha titular Nawab of Arcot or Amir-i-Arcot on the death of his father Azim Jah in 1874. In 1876, he moved the official residence to the Amir Mahal. He also participated in the Delhi Durbar

Delhi Durbar

The Delhi Durbar , meaning "Court of Delhi", was a mass assembly at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to mark the coronation of a King and Queen of the United Kingdom. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, it was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911, at the height of the British Empire. The 1911...

 of January 1877, during which the proclamation of Queen Victoria as the Empress of India was made. Zahir-ud-Daula was awarded the GCSI and the honour of a 15-gun salute.