It is noteworthy that the Asaf Jahs (Nizams), rulers of the erstwhile Hyderabad State, were Sunni Muslims yet patronized Muharram observances. The building of special Shia colonies in Darulshifa and ...
Directed by Yata Satyanarayana, the film explores the struggles faced by the Hindu community during the Nizam era in Hyderabad. Despite its heavy promotion and ambitious production, the film ...
Mukarram Jah, the Prince was proclaimed as the successor designate in 1954 by his grandfather and the Seventh Nizam of the erstwhile Princely State of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan. Since then he ...
The Nizams of Hyderabad held sway for 224 years, from 1724 to 1948, until the state gained liberation from their rule. Throughout their centuries-long reign, the Nizams etched a significant mark ...
On arrival, the late Nizam Mukarram Jah's body would be taken to the Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad and after completing the required rituals the burial would take place at the Asaf Jahi family ...
Within the next 16 hours, the Indian army had crossed into the state of Hyderabad. After a five-day battle, the Indian tricolour was fluttering over the erstwhile city of Nizams as Maj Gen El ...