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| Salabat Jung | |
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| Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-ad-Daulah | |
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| 4th Nizam of Hyderabad | |
| Reign | 13 February 1751 – 8 July 1762 |
| Predecessor | Muzaffar Jung |
| Successor | Mir Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II |
| Born | 24 November 1718 Hyderabad, Mughal Empire (now in Telangana, India) |
| Died | 16 September 1763 (aged 44) Bidar Fort |
| Burial | |
| Issue | 2 sons |
| House | Asaf Jahi |
| Father | Asaf Jah I |
Salabat Jung, born as Mir Sa'id Muhammad Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi on 24 November 1718, was the fourth Nizam of Hyderabad State. He was the third son of Asaf Jah I.
During the Second Carnatic War he was a prisoner, first in Nasir Jung's camp and later in Muzaffar Jung's camp. After Muzaffar Jung (his nephew) was killed by the Afghans on 13 February 1751, Mir Sa'id Muhammad Khan was proclaimed as the new Nizam near Lakkireddipalli Pass, by the French under Marquis de Bussy with the title Asaf-ad-Daulah, Nawab Said Muhammad Khan Bahadur, Salabat Jung, Zafar Jung, Nawab Subahdar of the Deccan. He was promoted to the title of Amir-ul-Mamalik by the Emperor Alamgir II. He was the ruler of the Hyderabad State in India from 1751 until 1762.
The Khilwath Palace of Hyderabad was built under his direction.[citation needed]