Azam Jah Explained

Azam Jah
Birth Date:	22 February 1907
Birth Place:	Hyderabad, Kingdom of Hyderabad, British India
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Module:	Embed: yes Issue: Mukarram Jah Muffakham Jah Full Name: Sahebzada Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqi Azam Jah House: House of Asaf Jah Father: Osman Ali Khan Mother: Sahebzadi Azamunnisa Begum (Dulhan Pasha Begum)^[1]

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 Azam unnisa 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.

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 eighth nizam. Whereas, Azam's younger son is Sahebzada Mir Karamat Ali Khan Siddiqi Muffakham Jah.

He lived at Bella Vista, Hyderabad, a 10acres palace near Hussain Sagar.

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^[3]

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.^{[4] [5]}

Honours and legacy

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• 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

• Himayatnagar, Hyderabad^[6]
• Himayatnagar, Maharashtra
• Himayatnagar, Ranga Reddy district
• Himayat Sagar^[7]
• Himayat Bagh, Aurangabad
• Himayat (mango)^[8]

External links

• Time magazine feature
  • The Hindu: "When marriage brought continents closer"

Notes and References

1. http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/h/hyderabad.html Hyderabad
2. Book: Haidar . Navina Najat . Sardar . Marika . Sultans of Deccan India, 1500–1700: Opulence and Fantasy . 13 April 2015 . Metropolitan Museum of Art . 978-0-300-21110-8 . 332 . en.
3. https://ia600301.us.archive.org/24/items/listofleadingoff030666mbp/listofleadingoff030666mbp.pdf
4. Web site: Laying of foundation stone of London Nizamia Mosque, June 1937. wokingmuslim.org.
5. Web site: Crescent obscured: Indian Muslims in Britain. twocircles.in. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120323162520/http://twocircles.in/2010sep08/crescent_obscured_indian_muslims_britain.html. 23 March 2012.
6. Web site: A History behind Street Names of Hyderabad & Secunderabad. Administrator. knowap.com. en-gb. 2018-08-05. 19 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619163139/http://www.knowap.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54:a-history-behind-street-names-of-hyderabad-a-secunderabad&catid=14:cover-features&Itemid=69. dead.
7. Web site: Himayat Sagar Lake – Weekend Tourist Spot of Hyderabad. exploretelangana.com. en-US. 2018-08-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619213815/http://www.exploretelangana.com/himayat-sagar-lake-weekend-tourist-spot-of-hyderabad/. 19 June 2018. dead.
8. News: Ahmed . Shelly . King of Fruits 'Mango' The Most Delicious And Sweetest! . 18 November 2020 . Hyderabad News . 19 May 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)..