{{Short description|Sultan of Sindh 1404-1406}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=February 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox royalty | name = '''Jam Nizamuddin I'''<br> ڄام نظام الدين اول | title = [[Jam (title)|Jam]] ([[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]: ڄام)<br>[[Sultan|Sultan of Sindh]] ([[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]: سنڌ جو سُلطان) | predecessor = Jam Salahuddin I | successor = [[Jam Ali Sher]] {{sfn|Panhwar|1983|p=342}} | reign = 1404 – {{Nowrap|1406}} {{sfn|Panhwar|1983|p=295}}<ref name=":77">{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/The_Samma_Kingdom_of_Sindh/g_dtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=samma%20kingdom%20of%20sindh |title= The Samma Kingdom of Sindh|pages=189|date=2006|publisher=University of Jamshoro|isbn=9789694050782 |language=en}}</ref> | succession = 7th [[List of monarchs of Sindh|Sultan of Sindh]] ([[Jam (title)|Jam]]) | death_date = 1406 | death_place = [[Sindh]] | issue = | full name = *Jam Nizamuddin Shah bin Salahuddin Shah {{sfn|Panhwar|1983|p=341}} | house = {{flagicon|Sindh|Samma}} [[House of Unar]] | house-type = Branch | dynasty = {{flagicon|Sindh|Samma}} [[Samma Dynasty]] | father = Jam Salahuddin I {{sfn|Panhwar|1983|p=341}} | religion = [[Sunni]] [[Islam]] | signature_type = | signature = }} '''Jam Nizamuddin Shah I''' ({{langx|sd| سلطان ڄام نظام الدين شاهه اول }}) was the seventh Sultan of Sindh. He belonged to the [[Samma dynasty]], which ruled from 1351 to 1520.
==Reign== Following the death of Jam Salahuddin I, Jam Nizamuddin was elected as ruler by the nobles and tribal chiefs of [[Sindh]]. He was a kind and benevolent ruler.<ref name="Lari">{{cite book |last1=Lari |first1=Suhail Zaheer |title=A History of Sindh|pages=72|date=1994 |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/A_History_of_Sindh/LfFtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=history%20of%20Sindh%20Suhail%20Zaheer%20Lari}}</ref> Early in his reign, he ordered the release of his father's cousins and the sons of Jam Togachi, Jam Sikandar I, [[Jam Karan]], Jam Bahauddin, and Jam Aamir, who were previously imprisoned on the advice of ministers during Jam Salahuddin I's rule.{{sfn|Panhwar|1983|p=342}}<ref name="SDPME2">{{Cite book|author=Arshad Islam |url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfSindDuringPreMughalPeriod/page/n3/mode/1up |title= History Of Sind During Pre Mughal Period |pages=76|date=1990|publisher=Aligarh University |language=en}}</ref> These individuals were subsequently assigned administrative responsibilities in outlying regions of the state.<ref name="Lari" />
During Jam Nizamuddin's reign, Sindh experienced several incursions and raids by the forces of the [[Delhi Sultanate]].<ref name=":57">{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/The_Samma_Kingdom_of_Sindh/g_dtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=samma%20kingdom%20of%20sindh |title= The Samma Kingdom of Sindh|pages=105|date=2006|publisher=University of Jamshoro|isbn=9789694050782 |language=en}}</ref>
Internal opposition, particularly from his father's cousins, later compelled him to leave Sindh and travel toward [[Gujarat Sultanate|Gujarat]].{{sfn|Panhwar|1983|p=342}} After his departure, the nobles and tribal leaders elected his uncle, [[Jam Ali Sher]], as ruler, while Jam Karan was excluded from the succession.<ref name="Lari"/>
Jam Nizamuddin died after being captured by the forces of [[Jam Karan]] while attempting to escape.<ref name="Lari2">{{cite book |last1=Lari |first1=Suhail Zaheer |title=A History of Sindh|pages=73|date=1994 |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=https://www.google.com.pk/books/edition/A_History_of_Sindh/LfFtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=history%20of%20Sindh%20Suhail%20Zaheer%20Lari}}</ref><ref name="SDPME">{{Cite book|author=Arshad Islam |url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfSindDuringPreMughalPeriod/page/n3/mode/1up |title= History Of Sind During Pre Mughal Period |pages=77|date=1990|publisher=Aligarh University |language=en}}</ref>{{rs?|date=January 2026|certain=yes|reason=WP:THESIS}}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
===Bibliography=== *{{Citation |last1=Panhwar |first1=M. H. |title=Chronological Dictionary of Sindh (From Geological Times to 1539) |date=August 1983 |publisher=Educational Press: Institute of Sindhology, University of Sind, Jamshoro |location=Karachi |edition=1 |url=https://archive.org/details/ChronologicalDictionaryOfSindh/page/n1/mode/2up |language=en}}
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