Naib facts for kids
The word Naib (pronounced NAY-ib) comes from the Arabic language. It means someone who is second in command, like an assistant or a deputy.
Sometimes, the word Naib can also refer to:
Naib in History
- Naib was a title used for the rulers of a place called Massawa in Africa. These rulers worked for the Ottoman Empire from the 1500s to the 1800s.
- Naib was also a name for a local leader in a region called Dagestan.
Naib in Fiction
- In the famous science fiction stories of the Dune universe by Frank Herbert, Naib is a special title. It's given to the leader of the Fremen people on the desert planet Arrakis. In these stories, the word "Naib" actually means "servant."
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Images for kids
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General Nawab Sir Sadeq Mohammad Khan V, the last ruling Nawab of Bahawalpur
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The winter diwan of a Mughal nawab
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The Procession of Yusef Ali Khan, a painting showing Yusef Khan on his way to a meeting for the durbar held at Fatehgarh in 1859
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The Nawab of Bengal, Mir Qasim 1757
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Robert Clive, meeting with Nawab Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey, by Francis Hayman
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A picture of whom is believed to be the first ever "Nawab" of Mughal Empire, "Saadat Ali Khan I" of Awadh.
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Azim-ud-Daula
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Hyder Beg Khan of Awadh
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Nawabs hunting a blackbuck with their Asiatic cheetah
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Nawabs and cheetahs
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Nawab Malik Amir Mohammad Khan The Nawab of Kalabagh and chief of the Awan tribe
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Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah the Nawab of Carnatic
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Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh
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Shuja-ud-Daula and his sons and relative
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Nawabs in battle during the Battle of Panipat (1761)
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A nawab, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
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Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan the Nawab of Bengal
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Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan the Nawab of the Carnatic
