Per legend, seven rulers of this historical state were blessed by a beggar given seven loaves of bread, which title a historical account by Sayyid Aḥmad al-‘Īdrūs. The Koti Residence was built in this state by James Achilles Kirkpatrick, the subject of William Dalrymple’s White Mughals. (15[1])Muḥammad Shah (-5[1])pitted (-5[1])Mubariz Khan (-5[1])against the first ruler of this state, who maintained associations with the Mughal court while not fearing their meddling since the Maratha Confederacy acted as a buffer. (15[1])Members of the (*) Salar Jung family served as grand viziers to this state’s Asaf Jahi (10[1])dynasty, (10[1])who built the Chowmahalla Palace near the Chārmīnār with money from Kollur and other Golconda diamond mines. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this Deccan princely state ruled from the modern-day capital of Telangāṇā by Muslim Nizams. ■END■ (10[2]0[6])