Option d is the correct answer. Hyderabad was founded as an independent state by Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah or Chin-Qulich Khan (birth name) in 1724 AD. He was one of the most powerful members of the court of the Mughal Emperor Farrukh Siyar. He was entrusted first with the governorship of Awadh, and later given charge of the Deccan.