HYDERABA D (Princely State) (21 gun salute)

AREA: 213,190 PRIVY PURSE: 5,000,000R ACCESSION: 25th January km2 1950 STATE: Hyderabad DYNASTY: Qamarid/Asaf RELIGION: Muslim (Sunni) Jahi

PRESENT RULER: H.E.H. Nizam al-Molk Fath Jang BARKAT ALI KHAN MUKARRAM JAH ASAF JAH VIII (1967/-)(Bella Vista Palace, Hyderabad -500082, Andhra Pradesh, India) born 1933, educated at Harrow School 1948/1952, married 1stly 1959 (div.), Esra Birgin, born 1938, married 2ndly, 1979 (div.), Helen Simmons [Ayesha Jah], born 26th August 1948, died 13th May 1989, married 3rdly August 1990 (div. 1994) (as her second husband), Manolya Onur, born 1954, a former Miss Turkey (1975), married 4thly (div. 1995), Jamila, a 22 year old from Morrocco, married 5thly, Orchid, a Turkish lady, and has issue.

 Sahibzada Azmet Jah (by Esra), born 1960.

 Sahibzadi Shehkyer Jah (by Esra), born 1964.

 Sahibzada Alexander Azam Jah (by Helen), born 1979.

 Sahibzada Mohammad Umar Jah (by Helen), born 1983.

 Sahibzadi Nilofur Jah (by Manolya), born 27th March 1991.

PREDECESSORS and SHORT HISTORY: Founded circa 1725. Rulers were...

1. QAMAR ad-DIN CHIN QILIJ KHAN NIZAM ul- MULK FATEH JUNG ASAF JAH I 1725/1748, born 11th August 1671, Governor of Bijaipur, subedar of six provinces of the Deccan and faujdar of Karnatak. Nizam-Ul-Mulk never openly claimed independence of the Deccan from the central government. From 1724 he carried on the government of the six subas of the Deccan without any reference to Delhi, unhampered in the exercise of all the sovereign attributes of a state., he advised his successor to keep intact the traditional relations of loyalty with the imperial government, married and had issue, six sons. He died 22nd May 1748 and was buried at Khuldabad.

o MUHAMMED NASIR JANG MIR AHMAD (qv)

o ASAJ ad-DOWLA MIR ALI SALABAT (qv)

o GHAZI ad-DIN (qv)

o Mir Basalat Jang

o Mir Mughal, died 1775.

o NIZAM ALI KHAN ASAF JAH II (qv)

o Daughter, married and had issue.

. MUHYI ad-DIN MUZAFFAR JANG (qv)

1a. MUHAMMED NASIR JANG MIR AHMAD 1748/1750, died 5th December 1750.

1b. MUHYI ad-DIN MUZAFFAR JANG 1750/1751, died 1751.

1c. GHAZI ad-DIN 1751/1752 (in rebellion), died 16th October 1752. Ancestor of the Nawabs of Baoni.

1d. ASAJ ad-DOWLA MIR ALI SALABAT 1751/1763, died 1763.

2. NIZAM ALI KHAN ASAF JAH II 1763/1803 , born 24th February 1734. After the treaty of 1798 Bolarum became one of the largest British cantonments in the south. Nizam Ali Khan was the absolute sovereign of the state as mughal Subedar of the Deccan. Territories were given on contracts and the contractors were known as Taluqdars. They maintained troops for the protection of the Nizam in the Districts. The whole territory of the state was divided mainly into three categories namely "Khalsa", "Paigah" and Jagirs, married and had issue. He died 6th August 1803 and was buried at Mecca Masjid by the side of his mother Umda Begum.

o MIR AKBAR ALI KHAN SIKANDER JAH ASAF JAH III (qv) o Mir Ali Jah, died 1795. o Mir Subhan Ali o Mir Ahmad Ali o Bashirunissa Begum, married Fakhruddin Khan Amir-e-Kabir Shams ul-Umra II, born 1781, died 1863 and had issue. o Mir Zulfiqar Ali Khan Taymur Jang Nasiruddaula Zulfiqar Malik-e- Jan-Dar-Jha, married and had issue.

. Mir Rustam Ali Khan, married and had issue.

. Mir Jamshed Ali Khan, married and had issue.

. Mir Asif Ali Khan

. Mir Sujat Ali Khan, married and had issue.

. Mir Iradat Ali Khan

. Mir Hyder Ali Khan, married and had issue.

. Mir Sabir Ali Khan, married and has issue.

. Mir Barkat Ali Khan

. Mir Azmat Ali Khan

. Shabeena Zarine Begum

. Mir Asad Ali Khan, married and has issue.

. Samiya Begum

. Mir Muhammed Ali Khan

. Mir Ahmad Ali Khan . Asma Begum

. Mir Rustam Ali Khan, married and has issue.

. Mir Shujat Ali Khan

. Mir Hussain Ali Khan

. Saedunissa Begum

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