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Asaf Jah V : the fifth Nizam of Hyderabad
Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan, Afzal-ud-dowlah born in 1827, Asaf Jah V was the fifth Nizam after the death of Nizam IV, Kir Farkhnunda Ali Khan. He ascended the throne after the Indian revolt of 1857. In 1861 he was appointed Commander Great Knight of the Order of the Star of India by the Queen.
He had Salar Jung I as his prime minister who transformed the administration whose finances were under control. The state introduced modern accounting and began functioning in a scientific and modern way.
Nizam V,Afzal-ud-dowlah.
Nizam V visiting the Residency,1830, drawing.
By Robert Montgomery Martin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Window with intricate stucco work, Chowmahalla Palace,Hyderabad.
By Rohit Sarma - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27575021
Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad.
By Lala Deen Dayal (1844-1905) - British Library, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3711831
Mir Mahboob Ali Khan.
By Illustrated London News [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan, Afzal-ud-dowlah born in 1827, Asaf Jah V was the fifth Nizam after the death of Nizam IV, Kir Farkhnunda Ali Khan. He ascended the throne after the Indian revolt of 1857. In 1861 he was appointed Commander Great Knight of the Order of the Star of India by the Queen.
He had Salar Jung I as his prime minister who transformed the administration whose finances were under control. The state introduced modern accounting and began functioning in a scientific and modern way.
During his reign, the 1857 mutiny broke out, The insurgent Rohillas attacked the Residency, the Resident was Cuthbert Davidson, however the Nizam administration thwarted the efforts of the mutineers with the help of Salar Jung I. The Nizam became the 'Faithful ally of the British Government'. The building of the Chowmahalla Palace was completed in his rule.He ruled for 12 years. A bridge over the river Musi and a mosque at Afzalgunj (named after him) was built during his reign. He died in 1869 and was buried at the Mecca Masjid complex at Hyderabad. He left behind an infant son who was only three years old, Mir Mahboob Ali Khan.
Nizam V,Afzal-ud-dowlah.
Av Ukjent - http://www.royalark.net/India/hyder9.htm, Offentlig eiendom, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29052000
Nizam V visiting the Residency,1830, drawing.
By Robert Montgomery Martin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Window with intricate stucco work, Chowmahalla Palace,Hyderabad.
By Rohit Sarma - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27575021
Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad.
By Lala Deen Dayal (1844-1905) - British Library, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3711831
Mir Mahboob Ali Khan.
By Illustrated London News [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
References :
- Hyderabad : a city in history/Khan, Raza Ali, Hyderabad : Zenith Services,1990.
- wikipedia.org
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