Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III explained

Sikander Jah
Nizam-ul-Mulk
Succession:6th Nizam of Hyderabad State
Reign:6 August 1803— 21 May 1829
Predecessor:Nizam Ali Khan
Successor:Nasir-ud-Daulah
Spouse:Jahan Parwar Begum
Fazilat-un-Nisa Begum
Issue:
  • Nasir-ud-Daulah
  • Samsam-ud-Daulah Mir Bashir ud-Din Ali Khan
  • Mubarez-ud-Daulah
  • Mir Tafazul Ali Khan Saif-ul-Mulk
  • Jamal-un-Nisa Begum
  • Kamal-un-Nisa Begum
  • Sultan-un-Nisa Begum
  • Namdar-un-Nisa Begum
  • Hashmat-un-Nisa Begum
Regnal Name:Nawab Mir Akbar Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III
Father:Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II
Mother:Tinat-un-Nisa Begum
Birth Name:Mir Akbar Ali Khan Siddiqi
Birth Date:11 November 1768
Birth Place:Chowmahalla Palace (Khilwat), Hyderabad, Hyderabad State
(now in Telangana, India)
Death Date:21 May 1829 (aged 61)
Death Place:Hyderabad, Hyderabad State
(now in Telangana, India)
Place Of Burial:Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad, Hyderabad State
(now in Telangana, India)

Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III (11 November 1768 – 21 May 1829), was the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad, India from 1803 to 1829.[1] He was born in Chowmahalla Palace in the Khilwath, the second son of Asaf Jah II and Tahniat un-nisa Begum.

Family

ConsortsOne of his wives was Jahan Parwar Begum also known as Hajji Begum.[2] She was the daughter of Azim ul-Umara[3] also known as Ma'ali Mian and Farzand Begum. She was the granddaughter of Aristu Jah, from whom she inherited Purani Haveli,[2] and the niece of Munir ul-Mulk.[3] She was the mother of Mir Tafazzul Ali Khan, also known as Mir Badsha, and Namdar-un-Nisa Begum. She died on 21 May 1853. Another wife was Fazilat-un-nisa Begum also known as Chandni Begum. She was the mother of Nasir-ud-Daulah and Mubarez-ud-Daulah.
Daughters

Official name

His original names were Sikandar Jah, Asaf ul-Mulk, Asad ud-Daula, Walashan Nawab Mir Akbar 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Asad Jang. He was officially known as Asaf Jah III, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nizam ud-Daula, Mir Akbar 'Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Faulad Jang, Nizam of Hyderabad.[5]

Military expansion

During his reign, a British cantonment was established near Hyderabad and the area was christened after him as Secunderabad. His son Samsamadaula (Mir Basheeruddin Ali Khan) was Defence Adviser to his brother, Nasir ud Daula, and nephew, Afzal ud daula. But he did not have any pact with the British for maintaining the contingent. The state was in a financial mess during his reign.[6] [7]

Sikh Regiment

Upon the recommendation of Maharaja Chandu Lal, a Punjabi Khatri and influential dignitary at the Nizam's court. 1200+ Sikh soldiers joined the Nizam's army. Around 1830, Maharaja Ranjit Singh sent 150 more men under a Sardar Chanda Singh, for the construction of Gurdwara Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib Abichalnagar at Nanded.[8] [9]

Building of temple

Sikander Jah not only built the Rambagh temple in Attapur, Hyderabad but also attended the inauguration ceremony proving again the communal harmony that existed between the Muslim Asaf Jahi rulers and their Hindu subjects in Hyderabad. The Nizam also granted a Jagir to the temple priest for the temple's maintenance.[10] [11]

See also

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The University of Queensland Homepage.
  2. Book: Roychoudhury, U. . White Mughals . Penguin Group . 2004 . 978-0-14-303046-1 . xxiii.
  3. Book: Wilkinson, C. . Empire of Influence . Cambridge University Press . 2023 . 978-1-009-31173-1 . 232.
  4. Book: Bawa, B.K. . The Last Nizam: The Life and Times of Mir Osman Ali Khan . Viking . 1992 . 978-0-670-83997-1 . 2.
  5. Web site: Seven Asaf Jah Rulers - Seven Nizams . 21 September 2019.
  6. Web site: Asaf Jahis . AP state portal . Ap state portal . 19 September 2019 . Govt website.
  7. Web site: Asaf Jahis (1724-1948) . 21 September 2019.
  8. Web site: Dakkhani Sikhs - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia. . www.sikhiwiki.org.
  9. News: Singh . S. Harpal . Guru Nanak's centuries-old link with Nizam's Nirmal . 28 April 2021 . The Hindu . 29 December 2019 . en-IN.
  10. News: Nizam built this temple . The Hindu . 8 April 2017 . thehindu . 8 July 2020. Nanisetti . Serish .
  11. News: Rambagh temple, a hidden gem in the Hyderabad .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.