He was born on 13 March 1709, his mother is Sa'id un-Nisa Begum, the daughter of a Sayyid nobleman at Gulbarga.
Meanwhile, Ghazi ud-Din rose to the status of Captain General during the reign of Mughal emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur.
[2] Refusing to be sidelined, he goaded emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur to issue a farman proclaiming him the subahdar of the Deccan.
To stake a claim on Hyderabad, he formed an alliance with the Maratha Empire, agreeing to cede Khandesh and the territories to the west of the Berar, from the Tapti to the Godavari, and pay one million five hundred thousand rupees.
[4] Before retiring to the Deccan, he installed his eldest son Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III better known as Imad-ul-Mulk in the Mughal court, where played a crucial role and kingmaker in the politics of Delhi for next several years.