Nizam , shortened from Nizam-ul-Mulk , meaning Administrator of the Realm , was the title of the sovereigns of Hyderabad State , since 1724 , belonging to the Asaf Jah dynasty , The Asaf Jah dynasty was of Turkic origin from the region around Samarkand in modern-day Uzbekistan , The dynasty was founded by Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi , a viceroy of the Deccan under the Mughal Empire from 1713 to 1721 .
The dynasty was founded by Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi , a viceroy of the Deccan under the Mughal emperors from 1713 to 1721 .