nawab
Indian Muslim noble
Nawab is a title of nobility used historically in South Asia, particularly in Muslim-ruled states of India and Pakistan.
The title designated a provincial governor or a ruler of a semi-autonomous principality under the Mughal Empire, roughly equivalent to a viceroy or prince.
After Indian independence, the title became largely ceremonial.
The feminine form is begum.
The related word nabob, borrowed into English, came to mean any wealthy or powerful person.
Muslim woman of rank
Major Indian tech hub
- LucknowNorth Indian metropolis
- BengalPartition-split South Asian territory
- BhopalIndian city, industrial tragedy site
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
fiefdom · East India Company · British Raj · colonialism · annexation · treaty · succession
Mughal dynasty leader
- sultanateSultan-ruled state
- DelhiIndia's capital territory
- AgraNorth Indian heritage city
- Red FortMughal-era Delhi fortress
Shah Jahan · Taj Mahal · miniature painting · vassal · tributary · mansabdar
Person of noble birth
- dignitaryPerson of high rank
- noblemanMale of aristocratic rank
- peerOne of similar standing
- gentryHighborn but not noble
blueblood · lineage · dynasty · hereditary · sovereignty · dominion · governance · authority
begum
Muslim woman of rank
emir · khan · vizier · diwan · sirdar · pasha · shah · faujdar
Hyderabad
Major Indian tech hub
- LucknowNorth Indian metropolis
- BengalPartition-split South Asian territory
- BhopalIndian city, industrial tragedy site
residency · fiefdom · East India Company · British Raj · colonialism · annexation · treaty · succession
Akbar
Mughal dynasty leader
Shah Jahan · Red Fort · Taj Mahal · miniature painting · vassal · tributary · mansabdar
aristocrat
Person of noble birth
gentry · blueblood · lineage · dynasty · hereditary · sovereignty · dominion · governance · authority · court
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- affluenceAbundance of money
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
estates · palaces · jewels · retinue · palanquin · hunting · falconry · courtiers · harem · treasury
biryani
Spiced layered rice dish
- governorsstate governor, viceroy, governor's office, lieutenant governor, proconsul
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
- Anglo-Indiansahib, memsahib, wallah, pukka, raj
- British IndiaBritish Raj, East India Company, viceroy, Raj, governor-general
- Eastern Titlesshah, sultan, emir, amir, khan
- Indian Royaltymaharaja, maharani, raja, begum, emperor