Mir Alam

Mir Alam
Mir Alam (right) with Raja Chandu Lal (left)
Resting place	Daira Mir Momin
Family	Salar Jung family
Prime Minister of Hyderabad
In office 1804–1808
Monarch	Asaf Jah III
Succeeded by	Maharaja Chandu Lal

Mir Alam was a nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad State from 1804 until his death in 1808.[1] He belonged to the Salar Jung family. He was the grandfather of Salar Jung I. He served under Asaf Jah III.[2]

In 1800, as part of his ongoing rivalry with his predecessor Arastu Jah, the latter enticed Mir Alam to discredit James A. Kirkpatrick and demanded his execution.[3]

The Mir Alam tank in Hyderabad is named after him.

Mir Alam headed the Hyderabad army in support of British East India company during the siege of Srirangapatnam against Tipu Sultan. Post his return to Hyderabad after winning the war, he was treated as a hero.

He died of leprosy, in Hyderabad.[4]

References

1. Briggs, Henry George (1861). The Nizam, his history and relations with the British government. Robarts - University of Toronto. London B. Quaritch. pp. 138–141.
2. Law, John. Modern Hyderabad (Deccan). pp. 25, 29, 37.
3. Dalrymple, William (2003). "Chapter 4". White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-century India. Harper Perennial. ISBN 978-0-00-655096-9.
4. Haroon, Anwar (2013). Kingdom of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. Xlibris Corporation. p. 285. ISBN 9781483615349. Retrieved 28 July 2020.