The Asaf Jahis and Hyderabad State
This path covers the Nizams of Hyderabad, their ministers and their capital, up to the end of their rule. It has 13 pages and takes about 2 hours to read.
- ErasMughals, Asaf Jahis & the British
The big picture: the Mughal Deccan, the Nizams, and the districts they ceded to the Company.
- DynastiesMughals in the Telugu country
How the Mughals ruled the Telugu country as the subah of Haidarabad.
- DynastiesAsaf Jahis (Nizams of Hyderabad)
The dynasty of the Nizams, from its founding to the end of its government.
- PeopleNizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I (Mir Qamar-ud-din)
The Mughal noble who made himself independent in the Deccan and founded the dynasty.
- PeopleNizam Ali Khan (Asaf Jah II)
The Nizam in whose reign the Circars and the Ceded Districts passed to the East India Company.
- PlacesSecunderabad
The British cantonment near Hyderabad where the subsidiary force was stationed.
- MonumentsBritish Residency, Hyderabad
The home of the British Resident at the Nizam's court.
- PeopleSalar Jung I (Mir Turab Ali Khan)
The minister who reorganised the state's revenue, courts and departments.
- PeopleMir Mahbub Ali Khan (Asaf Jah VI)
The Nizam whose reign saw the railways, the cotton mills and the Musi flood.
- MonumentsChowmahalla Palace
The main palace of the Nizams, where their darbars were held.
- PeopleMir Osman Ali Khan (Asaf Jah VII)
The last ruling Nizam, his university, reservoirs and buildings, and the end of his government.
- MonumentsOsman Sagar (Gandipet)
The reservoir built after the Musi flood to protect Hyderabad and give it water.
- MonumentsOsmania University
The university that was the first in India to teach through an Indian language.