Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad and gained control of financial and political administration:
- He brought skilled soldiers and administrators from the north and gave them opportunities in the south.
- He combined the offices of Subadari, faujdari and diwani.
- He appointed mansabdars and gave them Jagirs.
- Collected taxes through bankers and mahajans.
- He ruled independently without seeking directions or interference from Delhi.
- His decisions were merely confirmed by the Mughal Emperor.