Hyderabad State or Hyderabad Deccan was a kingdom,country,and princely state in the Deccan with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the state of Telangana,the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka,and the Marathwada region of Maharashtra in present-day India,which annexed it in 1948.
Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan Siddiqi also known as Chin Qilich Qamaruddin Khan,Nizam-ul-Mulk,Asaf Jah and Nizam I,was the first Nizam of Hyderabad.
Mirza Nasir-ud-Din Muḥammad Shah was the thirteenth Mughal emperor from 1719 to 1748. He was son of Khujista Akhtar,the fourth son of Bahadur Shah I. After being chosen by the Sayyid Brothers of Barha,he ascended the throne at the young age of 16,under their strict supervision.
Nizam of Hyderabad was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad State. Nizam is a shortened form of Niẓām ul-Mulk,which means Administrator of the Realm,and was the title bestowed upon Asaf Jah I when he was appointed Viceroy of the Deccan by the Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar. In addition to being the Mughal Viceroy (Naib) of the Deccan,Asaf Jah I was also the premier courtier of the Mughal Empire until 1724,when he established the independent monarchy of Hyderabad and adopted the title "Nizam of Hyderabad".
Nawab Arastu Yar Jung was a Hyderabadi surgeon.
Paigah family was a noble family from the former Hyderabad State. The family maintained their own court,individual palaces,and a standing army of about fourteen thousand infantry and cavalry troops.
Mirza Nizam Ali Khan Siddiqi,Asaf Jah II was the 5th Nizam of Hyderabad State between 1762 and 1803. He was born on 7 March 1734 as fourth son to Asaf Jah I and Umda Begum. His official name is Asaf Jah II,Nizam ul-Mulk,Nizam ud-Daula,Nawab Mir Nizam 'Ali Khan Siddiqi,Fateh Jang,Sipah Salar,Nawab Subedar of the Deccan. Sawānih-i-Deccan,a Persian work compiled by Munim Khan,a military commander during the era of Asaf Jah II gave more insight about administration of Asaf Jahis.
Sikander Jah,Asaf Jah III,was the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad,India from 1803 to 1829. He was born in Chowmahalla Palace in the Khilwath,the second son of Asaf Jah II and Tahniat un-nisa Begum.
Mir Farqunda Ali Khan commonly known as Nasir-ud-Daulah,was seventh Nizam of Hyderabad,a princely state of British India,from 24 May 1829 until his death in 1857.
Afzal ad-Dawlah,Asaf Jah VMir Tahniyat Ali Khan Siddiqi was the eighth Nizam of Hyderabad,India,from 1857 to 1869.
Salabat Jung,born as Mir Sa'id Muhammad Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi on 24 November 1718,was the fourth Nizam of Hyderabad State. He was the third son of Asaf Jah I.
Sa'adatullah Khan II a.k.a. Muhammad Sayyid was Nawab of Arcot,who was a younger son of Safdar Ali Khan.
Saroornagar is a neighbourhood in Hyderabad. It is located in the Rangareddy district of Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Saroornagar mandal of Kandukur revenue division.
The Asaf Jahi was a Muslim dynasty that ruled the Hyderabad State. The family came to India in the late 17th century and became employees of the Mughal Empire. They were great patrons of Indo-Persian culture,language,and literature,and the family found ready patronage.
Samsam ud Daula Shah Nawaz Khan,was a historian and courtier of Qamar-ud-din Khan,Asif Jah I,the first Nizam of Hyderabad. He compiled the history Ma'asir al-umara.
Mah Laqa Bai,born Chanda Bai,and sometimes referred to as Mah Laqa Chanda,was an Indian 18th century Urdu poet,courtesan (tawaif) and philanthropist based in Hyderabad. In 1824,she became the first female poet to have a diwan of her work,a compilation of Urdu Ghazals named Gulzar-e-Mahlaqa,published posthumously. She lived in a period when Dakhini was making its transition into the highly Persianized Urdu. Her literary contributions provide insight into such linguistic transformations in southern India.
Siddhānta Śiromaṇi is the major treatise of Indian mathematician Bhāskara II. He wrote the Siddhānta Śiromaṇi in 1150 when he was 36 years old. The work is composed in Sanskrit Language in 1450 verses.
The localities and neighborhoods of Hyderabad have unique oral histories,dating to the time of the Qutb Shahi dynasty,over 400 years ago,and are named after various people and things. Some are named after a major building or structure in the locality,others named for individuals. The names are mostly in Telugu and Urdu,the major languages of the city. This is a list of localities,neighborhoods and streets of Hyderabad and their etymology.
Vitthal Sundar Parshurami, also Vithal Sundar,was a diplomat and the Prime Minister of Hyderabad during the reign of Nizam Ali Khan. When Khan was appointed Subedar of the Deccan on 8 July 1762,he immediately appointed Sunder his Diwan and conferred upon him the title Raja Pratapwant. Sunder belonged to the Hindu Deshastha Brahmin sub-caste of Maharashtra. Sundar was the Nizam's commander-in-chief during the Battle of Rakshasbhuvan on 10 August 1763,and was killed in the battle.
Sham Raj I;born as Renuka Das Bhalerao,popularly known as Raja Sham Raj Rai Rayan,was a general,a statesman,and an Indian noble who served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad. He is also known as Raja Shan Rai Rayan Renuka Das.
