Afzal-ud-Daulah
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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Siddiqi (11 October 1827 – 26 February 1869) was the fifth Nizam of Hyderabad, India, from 1857 to 1869.[1]
Realm
Asaf Jah V's realm was divided into five subahs and sixteen districts; each subah was headed by a Subedar, Each Fort by a Qiladar and each district by a Taluqdar.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Developmental reforms
Hyderabad Medical School
He set up the Hyderabad Medical School (HMS) in 1846 which later came to be known as Osmania Medical College.[2]
Rubath for pilgrims of Hyderabad State
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The Nizam's Rubath is an accommodation building in city of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, purchased by the 5th Nizam for the people of Hyderabad State travelling for their Holy pilgrimage (Hajj).[3][4] It initially consisted of 42 buildings, but with the expansion of the Grand Mosque, only three buildings remain.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Other reforms
Other reforms during his reign, by his Prime Minister Salar Jung, included the establishment of a governmental central treasury in 1855.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Asaf Jah V reformed the Hyderabad revenue and judicial systems, instituted a postal service and constructed the first rail and telegraph networks. In 1861 he was awarded the Star of India.[5]
During the regime of the Nizam V- Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan Siddiqi (Afzal-ud-Dawlah), Dar-ul-Uloom, the first regular educational institution of Hyderabad, was set up in 1854.[6]
Personal life
Asaf Jah V was the eldest son of Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV (Mir Farqunda Ali Khan) and his wife Dilawar-un-Nisa Begum (buried in Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad).[7]
- Consorts
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- Sons
- A son (7 June 1858 – 23 September 1858) – with Mahbub Begum;Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Hifazat Ali Khan (2 May 1860 – 8 September 1861, buried near the tomb of Barhana Shah) – with Hussaini Begum;Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Mahboob Ali Khan (17 August 1866 – 29 August 1911) – with Allah Rakhi Begum;[8]
- Daughters
- Hussain-un-Nisa Begum, married on 29 May 1859 to Khurshid Jah Muhammad Muhi-ud-Din Khan Bahadur Tegh Jang;Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[9]
- Parvarish-un-Nnisa Begum, married on 28 November 1869 to Nawab Bashir ud-Daulah Asman Jah Bahadur, son of Sultan-ud-Din Khan;Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[10]
- Siraj-un-Nisa Begum, betrothed on 15 November 1877 and married on 19 January 1879 to Vazier Ali Pasha;Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Jahandar-un-Nisa Begum, married to Iqbal-ud-Daulah Viqar-ul-Umara;[10]
Death
He died in Hyderabad on 26 February 1869, after a reign of just 12 years and was buried at the Mecca Masjid mosque.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Style and titles
His Highness Sir Nizam-ul-Mulk, Afzal ad-Dawlah, Nawab Farooqi Mir Tahniat Ali Khan Bahadur, Asaf Jah V, GCSI, Nizam of Hyderabad.[11]
See also
References
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Bibliography
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External links
- voyage of Hyderabad part 9 - Afzal-ud-Daulah, Asaf Jah 5
- INDIA, HYDERABAD, Afzal ad-Daula (1857-69) Silver rupee of Asaf Jah, Hyderabad, AH 1282
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