Najm-i-Sani dynasty

The Najm-i-Sani dynasty (also spelled Najam-es-Sani) was a Muslim dynasty of rulers in India. It consisted of:


 * Amir Najm-i-Sani, the minister and general of Shah Ismail Safavi at the time of the Battle of Ghazdewan (1512)
 * his descendant Nawab Ali Quli Khan Bahadur, who was minister to Emperor Aurangzeb (reigned 1658 to 1707), and founder of the following lines:
 * The first dynasty of Nawabs of Banganapalle, (before 1665 to 1769)
 * The Nawabs of Masulipatam, (before 1731 to after 1883)
 * The Nawabs who ruled Cambay,