Hussain_Nizam_Shah_I
Hussain Nizam Shah I
3rd Sultan of Ahmadnagar
Hussain Nizam Shah I (Persian: حسین نظام شاه یکم; 1553–1565) was the preeminent ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate and the leading figure of the coalition of the Deccan Sultanates during the Battle of Talikota.[1] Notably, Hussain Nizam Shah was responsible for taking prisoner and beheading Rama Raya of Vijayanagara after the Battle of Talikota.[2][3][4]