en Azam Jah

Names
	Sahebzada Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Azam Jah

Azam Jah
Azam Jah
	Azam Jah in 1937
Born	22 February 1907; Hyderabad, Kingdom of Hyderabad, British India ; (present-day Telangana, India)
Died	7 October 1970 (aged 63)
Spouse	Dürrüşehvar Sultan (m. 1931; div. 1954)
Issue	Mukarram Jah; Muffakham Jah;
Names
Names
	Sahebzada Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Azam Jah
House	House of Asaf Jah
Father	Osman Ali Khan
Mother	Sahebzadi Azamunnisa Begum (Dulhan Pasha Begum)

Sahebzada Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Azam Jah (Urdu: اعظم جاہ داماد والاشان صاحب زادہ نواب سر میر حمایت علی خان بہادر بے آفندی; 21/22 February 1907 – 9 October 1970) was the eldest son of the seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and Sahebzadi Azamunnisa Begum, daughter of Sahebzada Mir Jahangir Ali Khan Siddiqi.

Life

In 1936, he was given the courtesy title of prince of Berar,^[2] a territory of the Nizam then leased in perpetuity to the British and administered by them.

In 1931 Azam Jah married Dürrüşehvar Sultan, a member of the House of Osman (formerly of the Ottoman Empire) and the daughter of the last Ottoman Caliph Abdülmecid II, in Nice on 12 November 1932. The marriage failed in 1954 after producing two sons.^{[citation needed]}

On the death of the seventh Nizam, the title passed to Azam Jah's elder son, Sahebzada Mir Barkat Ali Khan Siddiqi Mukarram Jah, as the eighth Nizam. Whereas, Azam's younger son is Sahebzada Mir Karamat Ali Khan Siddiqi Muffakham Jah.^{[citation needed]}

He lived at Bella Vista, Hyderabad, a 10-acre (40,000 m²) palace near Hussain Sagar.^[3]^[4]

Titles

1907–1912: Second Wali Ahad Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur
1912–1934: Wali Ahad Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur
1934–1937: Major His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar
1937–1942: General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar
1942–1947: General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar, GBE
1947–1970: General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Himayat 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Prince of Berar, GCIE, GBE^[5]

Notable philanthropy

The (Nizamia Mosque) now known as (London Central Mosque) was funded by the Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and the foundation stone of the mosque was laid on Friday, 4 June 1937, by his eldest son - His Highness Prince Azam Jah.^[6]^[7]

Honours and legacy

(ribbon bar, as it would look today; incomplete)

King George V Silver Jubilee Medal – 1935
King George VI Coronation Medal – 1937
Nizam Silver Jubilee Medal – 1937
Tunis Victory Medal – 1942
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) – 1943
Defence Medal – 1945
War Medal 1939-1945 – 1945
Hyderabad War Medal – 1945
(Hyderabad) Meritorious Service Medal-1945
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) – 1946

Namesakes

References

^ Hyderabad Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Indian Princely States website, accessed 2 July 2010
^ Haidar, Navina Najat; Sardar, Marika (13 April 2015). Sultans of Deccan India, 1500–1700: Opulence and Fantasy. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-300-21110-8.
^ "The Prince and The Palace". தி இந்து. 25 February 2004. Archived from the original on 30 May 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^ "Deen Dayal's eyes capture bygone era". தி டைம்ஸ் ஆஃப் இந்தியா. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^ https://archive.org/details/listofleadingoff030666mbp ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Laying of foundation stone of London Nizamia Mosque, June 1937". wokingmuslim.org.
^ "Crescent obscured: Indian Muslims in Britain". twocircles.in. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
^ Administrator. "A History behind Street Names of Hyderabad & Secunderabad". knowap.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Himayat Sagar Lake – Weekend Tourist Spot of Hyderabad". exploretelangana.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ Ahmed, Shelly (19 May 2020). "King of Fruits 'Mango' The Most Delicious And Sweetest!". Hyderabad News. Retrieved 18 November 2020. It is no wonder that the best varieties of mangoes from Indian Subcontinent bear royal names such as Jahangir and Himayuddin, Himayat (named after Mir Himayat Ali Khan Muazzam Jah Bahadur, eldest son of Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan, Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur).

External links

[1] Hyderabad Archived 23 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Indian Princely States website, accessed 2 July 2010

[berar_prince-2] Haidar, Navina Najat; Sardar, Marika (13 April 2015). Sultans of Deccan India, 1500–1700: Opulence and Fantasy. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-300-21110-8.

[3] "The Prince and The Palace". தி இந்து. 25 February 2004. Archived from the original on 30 May 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

[4] "Deen Dayal's eyes capture bygone era". தி டைம்ஸ் ஆஃப் இந்தியா. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

[5] ttps://archive.org/details/listofleadingoff030666mbp ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[6] "Laying of foundation stone of London Nizamia Mosque, June 1937". wokingmuslim.org.

[7] "Crescent obscured: Indian Muslims in Britain". twocircles.in. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.

[8] Administrator. "A History behind Street Names of Hyderabad & Secunderabad". knowap.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[9] "Himayat Sagar Lake – Weekend Tourist Spot of Hyderabad". exploretelangana.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[10] Ahmed, Shelly (19 May 2020). "King of Fruits 'Mango' The Most Delicious And Sweetest!". Hyderabad News. Retrieved 18 November 2020. It is no wonder that the best varieties of mangoes from Indian Subcontinent bear royal names such as Jahangir and Himayuddin, Himayat (named after Mir Himayat Ali Khan Muazzam Jah Bahadur, eldest son of Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan, Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur).

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