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The '''Salar Jung family''' was a noble [[Hyderabad state|Hyderabad]] family under the [[Nizams]], who ruled from 1720 to 1948. They are credited with safeguarding rare [[artifact (archaeology)|artifacts]] and collections, which are now at [[Salar Jung Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/salar-jung-museum-how-one-man-s-art-collection-became-a-national-treasure-119012000161_1.html|title=The Salar Jung Museum: One Family's Million-Object Collection|last=Finney|first=Sophie|website=Culture Trip|access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref> | The '''Salar Jung family''' was a noble [[Hyderabad state|Hyderabad]] family under the [[Nizams]], who ruled from 1720 to 1948. They are credited with safeguarding rare [[artifact (archaeology)|artifacts]] and collections, which are now at [[Salar Jung Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/salar-jung-museum-how-one-man-s-art-collection-became-a-national-treasure-119012000161_1.html|title=The Salar Jung Museum: One Family's Million-Object Collection|last=Finney|first=Sophie|website=Culture Trip|date=20 January 2019 |access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref> | ||
The family were one of the remaining families of nobles other than the three great Paigah nobles, (who were the highest order of nobility under the Nizams) and after them ranked the Umra-e-Uzzam families. The Salar Jung family was one of the Umra-e-Uzzam. Their ancestry dates to the 16th century. By the middle of the 19th century, the family assumed importance as five members served as [[Grand Vizier]]s to the Nizams. | The family were one of the remaining families of nobles other than the three great Paigah nobles, (who were the highest order of nobility under the Nizams) and after them ranked the Umra-e-Uzzam families. The Salar Jung family was one of the Umra-e-Uzzam. Their ancestry dates to the 16th century. By the middle of the 19th century, the family assumed importance as five members served as [[Grand Vizier]]s to the Nizams. | ||
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The five Prime Ministers from the family are buried at ''Daira Mir Momin'', a graveyard in the [[Old City (Hyderabad, India)|old city]] of [[Hyderabad]]. [[Prince Moazzam Jah]] and classical musician [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]] are also buried there.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/100418/daira-mir-momin-in-shambles.html|title=Daira Mir Momin in shambles|date=10 April 2018|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=17 October 2018|language=en}}</ref> | The five Prime Ministers from the family are buried at ''Daira Mir Momin'', a graveyard in the [[Old City (Hyderabad, India)|old city]] of [[Hyderabad]]. [[Prince Moazzam Jah]] and classical musician [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]] are also buried there.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/100418/daira-mir-momin-in-shambles.html|title=Daira Mir Momin in shambles|date=10 April 2018|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=17 October 2018|language=en}}</ref> | ||
They claimed descent from [[Owais al-Qarani]],who lived in the times of [[Muhhammad]]. According to the legend their claimed ancestor Shaikh Owais II who was tenth in descent from Owais,arrived in India during the reign of [[Ali Adil Shah]] of [[Bijapur]],and established himself by marrying his son Shaikh Muhammad Ali to Minister Mulla Ahmad Nawayet's daughter.<Ref name="A"/> | They claimed descent from [[Owais al-Qarani]],who lived in the times of Prophet [[Muhhammad]]. According to the legend their claimed ancestor Shaikh Owais II who was tenth in descent from Owais,arrived in India during the reign of [[Ali Adil Shah]] of [[Bijapur]],and established himself by marrying his son Shaikh Muhammad Ali to Minister Mulla Ahmad Nawayet's daughter.<Ref name="A"/> | ||
The family's Jagir comprised six taluks: [[Kosgi]], [[Ajanta, Maharashtra|Ajanta]], [[Koppal]], [[Yelburga]], [[Dundgal]], [[Raigir]] which had a total of 333 villages with a population of 180,150 (1901),spread over an area of 1.486 square miles that produced a revenue of 820,000.<Ref name="A">{{cite book|title=Census Of India(1961) XI: Mysore Part VI Village survey monographs no 27 Dyampur village |first=K. |last=Balasubramanyam|publisher= The Controller Of Publications|location=|date=1976|url= http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6047/1/43130_1961_DYA.pdf}}</ref>{{rp|24-}} | The family's Jagir comprised six taluks: [[Kosgi]], [[Ajanta, Maharashtra|Ajanta]], [[Koppal]], [[Yelburga]], [[Dundgal]], [[Raigir]] which had a total of 333 villages with a population of 180,150 (1901),spread over an area of 1.486 square miles that produced a revenue of 820,000.<Ref name="A">{{cite book|title=Census Of India(1961) XI: Mysore Part VI Village survey monographs no 27 Dyampur village |first=K. |last=Balasubramanyam|publisher= The Controller Of Publications|location=|date=1976|url= http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6047/1/43130_1961_DYA.pdf}}</ref>{{rp|24-}} | ||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060629084434/http://www.aptimes.com/Hyderabad/salar_jungs.htm The Salar Jungs] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060629084434/http://www.aptimes.com/Hyderabad/salar_jungs.htm The Salar Jungs] | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:12, 4 July 2023
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| Country | Hyderabad State, British Indian Empire |
| Connected members | Nizams of Hyderabad |
| Estate(s) | Diwan Devdi |
The Salar Jung family was a noble Hyderabad family under the Nizams, who ruled from 1720 to 1948. They are credited with safeguarding rare artifacts and collections, which are now at Salar Jung Museum.[1]
The family were one of the remaining families of nobles other than the three great Paigah nobles, (who were the highest order of nobility under the Nizams) and after them ranked the Umra-e-Uzzam families. The Salar Jung family was one of the Umra-e-Uzzam. Their ancestry dates to the 16th century. By the middle of the 19th century, the family assumed importance as five members served as Grand Viziers to the Nizams.
The family resided at the Dewan Devdi palace.
The five Prime Ministers from the family are buried at Daira Mir Momin, a graveyard in the old city of Hyderabad. Prince Moazzam Jah and classical musician Bade Ghulam Ali Khan are also buried there.[2]
They claimed descent from Owais al-Qarani,who lived in the times of Prophet Muhhammad. According to the legend their claimed ancestor Shaikh Owais II who was tenth in descent from Owais,arrived in India during the reign of Ali Adil Shah of Bijapur,and established himself by marrying his son Shaikh Muhammad Ali to Minister Mulla Ahmad Nawayet's daughter.[3]
The family's Jagir comprised six taluks: Kosgi, Ajanta, Koppal, Yelburga, Dundgal, Raigir which had a total of 333 villages with a population of 180,150 (1901),spread over an area of 1.486 square miles that produced a revenue of 820,000.[3]:24–
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- ↑ Finney, Sophie (20 January 2019). "The Salar Jung Museum: One Family's Million-Object Collection". Culture Trip. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ↑ "Daira Mir Momin in shambles". Deccan Chronicle. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Balasubramanyam, K. (1976). Census Of India(1961) XI: Mysore Part VI Village survey monographs no 27 Dyampur village (PDF). The Controller Of Publications.
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