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Asaf Jah V
Nizam-ul-Mulk
Afzal ud-Daula
Nawab

Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Bahadur

5th Nizam of Hyderabad
Reign16 May 1857 – 26 February 1869
Coronation1857
PredecessorNasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV
SuccessorMahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI
Born(1827-10-11)11 October 1827
Gufran Manzil, Hyderabad State, British India
Died26 February 1869(1869-02-26) (aged 41)
Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
Burial
SpouseSahebzadi Mahboob Begum
Sahebzadi Allah Rakhi Begum
Sahebzadi Hussaini Begum
IssueAsaf Jah VI
Names
Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan
HouseAsaf Jahi Dynasty
FatherNasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV
MotherSahebzadi Dilawar unisa Begum Saheba
ReligionIslam

Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan (11 October 1827 – 26 February 1869) was the ruling Nizam of Hyderabad, India, from 1857 to 1869.[1]

Rubath for pilgrims of Hyderabad State[edit | edit source]

The Nizam's Rubath is an accommodation building purchased by the 5th Nizam for the people of Hyderabad State coming to the Holy pilgrimage (Hajj) to city of Mecca.[2]

It initially consisted of 42 buildings, but with the expansion of the Grand Mosque, only three buildings remain.

Other reforms[edit | edit source]

Other reforms during his reign, by his Prime Minister Salar Jung, included the establishment of a governmental central treasury in 1855.

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.[3]

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.[4]

Death[edit | edit source]

He died at Hyderabad on 26 February 1869, after a reign of just 12 years and was buried at the Mecca Masjid mosque.[5]

See also[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Law, John. Modern Hyderabad (Deccan). pp. 25–27.
  2. ↑ "Hajj 2018: Draw for free accommodation at Nizam Rubath today in Hyderabad, Telangana". ummid. April 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ Law, John. Modern Hyderabad (Deccan). pp. 34–37.
  4. ↑ "Osmania University first to teach in blend of Urdu and English".
  5. ↑ "Nasir-ud-Daula & Afzal-ud-daula | Telangana History: From Nizam's to Integration into Indian Union".