Mir Laiq Ali Khan, Salar Jung II

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Mir Laiq Ali Khan

Salar Jung II, KCIE
Salar Jung II.jpg
Died(1889-07-07)July 7, 1889
ChildrenSalar Jung III
Parent(s)
Prime Minister of Hyderabad
In office
1884–1887
MonarchAsaf Jah VI
Preceded bySalar Jung I
Succeeded byAsman Jah

Mir Laiq Ali Khan, Salar Jung II KCIE (died 7 July, 1889) was a former Prime Minister of Hyderabad State (1884–1887). He belonged to the noble Salar Jung family. He is also known for authoring the Persian-language travelogue Vaqayeʿ-e Mosaferat.

Early life[edit]

Mir Laiq Ali Khan was the son of Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I. He was educated at the Madrasa-i-Aliya, and subsequently studied in England in 1882, for less than a year. In 1883, he received the title of 'Salar Jung' from the Nizam of Hyderabad.[1]

Prime Minister of Hyderabad State[edit]

In 1884, aged twenty-two, Salar Jung II was appointed diwan (Prime Minister) of Hyderabad.[1] During his tenure, he ordered the official language of Hyderabad State to be shifted from Persian to Urdu.[2] Though initially close to the incumbent Nizam, Mahboob Ali Khan, he later fell out of favour and resigned from the post of Prime Minister in April 1887.[1]

Later life[edit]

In May 1887, Salar Jung II embarked on a tour of Europe, managed by entrepreneur Moreton Frewen. Towards the end of his journey, while venturing in England, he was awarded the title Knight Commander of the Indian Empire by Queen Victoria. He documented his experiences abroad in a Persian-language travelogue titled 'Vaqayeʿ-e Mosaferat'. The work is one of the last Indo-Persian travelogues.[1]

Death[edit]

Salar Jung II died of an alcohol-related illness on 7 July, 1889, two months after he returned to Hyderabad from his journey. He was aged 27.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Green, Nile (30 October 2018). The Antipodes of “Progress”: A Journey to the End of Indo-Persian. Brill. doi:10.1163/9789004387287_010. ISBN 978-90-04-38728-7.
  2. ↑ Rahman, Tariq (10 September 2008). Urdu in Hyderabad State. Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia, UW-Madison. pp. 36 & 46. OCLC 733407091.
Government offices
Preceded by
Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I 		Prime Minister of Hyderabad
1884–1887 		Succeeded by
Nawab Asman Jah Bahadur
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