This study explores the succession of nizams and the
internal tussle for the ninth nizam title between Prince Azmat Jah and Nawab
Raunaq Yar Khan.INTRODUCTION
The Nizams, who governed
the former princely state of Hyderabad for a span of 224 years, evoke diverse
notions of diligence, opulence, and extravagance.
There were seven Nizams, also
known as Asaf Jahis, who ruled Hyderabad; the seventh, Asaf Jah Nawab Mir Osman
Ali Khan Bahadur, ruled until 1948.
Hyderabad state, which was ruled for more
than two centuries by Nizams, has made significant strides in every development
sector, which gave a new outlook and had a transformative effect on different
sectors like health, education, irrigation, the judiciary, police, archaeology,
art, and many more. Today, everyone can witness and reap the fruits of the
seeds they sowed.
It is important to acknowledge their astute leadership,
statesmanship, visionary inputs, and farsightedness that have contributed to
the advancement of society.
In January 2023,
following the death of the VIII Nizam, Prince Mukkaram Jah, and a bewildering
situation arose in Hyderabad regarding the title of IX Nizam of Hyderabad and
the leader of the Asaf Jahi dynasty. Prince Azmat Jah, the eldest son of the
eighth Nizam, proclaimed himself to be the ninth Nizam of Hyderabad,
purportedly transferring his father’s erstwhile title to himself in the
Chowmahalla Palace with a miniscule number of his immediate family members,
which even excluded his father’s own brother, his own brother, and the claimant
sister.
He invited just a couple of family friends and a half dozen staffers,
which included trust officials and domestic servants. Let alone informing his
extended family, even his entire immediate family was left out.
There was
this obvious selfishness and expressed utter disregard for all but a few in the
family, the already confirmed and consistent indifference, lack of
communication, and attitude of unilateral actions, which only helped Azmet Jah
now and earlier, his late father, gain from self-serving financial actions.
This was the final provocation that propelled Majlis-E-Sahebzadegan, along with
a majority of the grand children of the VII Nizam, to crown Nawab Raunaq Yar
Khan (who is the great grandson of the VI Nizam, Mir Mahboob Ali Khan) as the
IX Nizam.
It is important to note that this title signifies his position as the
leader of the Asaf Jahi Dynasty, rather than the ruler of Hyderabad. This
ceremony took place at Khaja Ka Chilla in the Old City of Moghalpura.
Though
religiously significant, this modest venue, located between the weakest members
of the family, was chosen to show solidarity. Majlis-e-Sahebzadagan is a
society that was founded in 1932 by Mir Osman Ali Khan.
The society, which
represents almost all of the 4,500 Sahebzadas and Sahebzadis (direct
descendants of Nizam I-VI), consists of 4,500 members. Combined with
descendants of the VII Nizam, they represent the I to IX Nizam’s family.
Genesis of the Nizams
from the perspective of their tryst with India
Kilich Khan was the
grandfather of Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan (yet to be the first Nizam; a similar
title of ‘Chin Qilich Khan’ was subsequently conferred on Qamaruddin, causing
much confusion). Kilich Khan was from modern-day Samarkand, Uzbekistan1.
Kilich Khan arrived in India for the first time in 1654 en route to the Islamic
pilgrimage of Hajj during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. In 1657,
after concluding the pilgrimage, he moved to India and joined the army of
erstwhile Mughal Prince Aurangzeb in the Deccan2. In January 1687,
Mughal commander Kilich Khan had tried and failed in an attempt at conquering
Golconda and eventually he was hit by a cannon ball which led to his entombment
near fort itself3. Qamar-ud-din Khan participated in the Battle of
Samugarh, which resulted in the defeat of Dara Shikoh (the elder brother of
Aurangzeb and the likely successor to the throne, and Aurangazeb also had Shah
Jahan, their father, jailed)4. In addition to serving as a commander
in Aurangzeb’s army, he was also the governor of Zafarabad (present-day Bidar)5.
The transition of power
from the Mughal Empire to the Nizams: A concise historical overview
Khilij Khan’s eldest son
and Qamaruddin’s father, Ghayas Uddin Feroze Jung, migrated to India in 1669,
got employed in Aurangzeb’s army, was raised to the rank of general, and later
served as governor of Gujarat.6
Ghayasuddin Feroz Jung,
Qamruddin’s father, had followed Aurangazeb as his general in the victorious
campaign of Aurangazeb that toppled Qutub shahi dynasty at Golconda fort in
1687, giving the Moghuls power in the south by taking over Hyderabad, which was
originally founded by the Qutub Shahis.7
At the age of six, in
1677, Mir Qamaruddin accompanied his father to the Mughal court. Aurangzeb
granted him a mansab. Mir Qamaruddin had notable prowess as a combatant, and
throughout his adolescent years, he started participating in military campaigns
with his father. At the age of 17, in the year 1688, he participated in a
victorious attack on the fort of Adoni with his father. At the age of 19, in
the year 1690, he was granted the title of Chin Qilich Khan (signifying a young
swordsman).8
Farrukhsiyar, the
grandson of Aurangzeb, appointed Qamaruddin Khan to the position of governor of
Oudh following Aurangzeb’s passing in 1707. In the year 1714, Farrukhsiyar, the
Mughal emperor, designated Qamaruddin as the Viceroy of the Deccan. This role
included the administration of six governorates under Mughal rule. Qamaruddin
Khan was bestowed with the titles Nizam-ul-Mulk, which denoted his position as
the administrator of the realm, and Fateh Jung9. In the year 1719,
Farrukhsiyar sought the assistance of Nizam-ul-Mulk in fighting the Sayyid
Brothers. Farrukhsiyar lost his struggle against the Sayyid Brothers and was
killed in 1719.10
Nizam-Ul-Mulk mobilised
Central Asian nobles in the Mughal court against the Sayyid brothers between
1719 and 1722 to expel them. 11 After defeating the Sayyid
brothers, Mohammed Shah became the independent Mughal Emperor and granted the
title of Grand Vazir (Prime Minister) to Asaf Jah 1 in 1722.12
Nizam-ul-Mulk’s conflicts
with the court nobility grew in 1723, and Muhammad Shah sent him from the Delhi
court to Awadh out of concern about his growing influence. By the end of the
year 1723, Nizam revolted against the established order, resigned from his
position as Grand Vizier, abdicated all imperial duties, and marched towards
the Deccan. In the Battle of Shakar Kheda, Mubariz Khan, the Governor of
Hyderabad, was defeated by Nizam-ul-Mulk.13 Following Asaf Jah
I’s victory against Mubariz Khan in 1724, the Mughal emperor appointed him
viceroy of the Deccan.
Nadir Shah attacked Delhi
in 1738–1739. Muhammad Shah sent Nizam-ul Mulk to negotiate; he served as an
important mediator during Nadir Shah’s invasion and was ultimately responsible
for the establishment of peace. 14 Muhammad Shah bestowed
the office of Amir-ul-Umara Bakshi-ul-Mumalik on him in recognition of his
outstanding service to the Mughal Empire.15
In his book
Masir-i-Nizam, Mansaram, the secretary of Nizam-ul-Mulk, claims that Nadir Shah
(a Persian king), after defeating the Mughals, offered first Nizam the duty of
overseeing the Indian Empire prior to his departure. But Nizam refused and
replied “that his ancestors and he himself have been in the service of the
kings of Delhi since ancient times, and such an act of impropriety will make
him eternally notorious in history for being disloyal”.16
The Birth of a Dynasty:
An Overview of the Succession of the Nizam Title from the I-VIII Nizam
Having both titles in
hand, Qamaruddin established his position as viceroy/subedar of the Mughals
over Deccan and initiated the Asaf Jahi dynasty of the Nizams in Hyderabad on
October 11th, 1724.
However, it’s a point of fact that the
tiles of Nizam Ul Mulk and Asaf Jah were bestowed on Qamaruddin’s descendants
on the viceroy/Subedar Gaddi from time to time by the Mughal emperors up to the
point of the exile of Bahadur Shah Zafar (who was the last Mughal, by the
British) coinciding with the 5th Subedar, Nizam Afzal Ud Dowla, in 1758.
Thereon, the Nizams were their own lords and masters as sovereign rulers.18
Asaf Jah was married to
Said-Un-Nissa Begum, who belonged to a Sayed family from Gulbargah. From this
marriage he had four children, two daughters; one of them being Khair-un-Nisa
Begum19 and two sons; Ghazi-ud-din Feroz Jung and Nasir Jung
(later nizam). From other wives he had four more sons; Salabat Jung (later
Nizam), Nizam Ali Khan (later Nizam), Basalat Jung, and Mogal Ali Khan.20
In 1748, at the age of
76, Nizam Mir Qamaruddin Khan passed away after a 24-year reign. With
the passing of the Nizam, the Deccan once more became the focal point of a
power conflict between the British, the French, the Marathas, and the First
Nizam’s sons and descendants, Nasir Jung (who was the second son), Muzaffar
Jung (who was the grandson), and Salabat Jung (who was the third son), each
held the Subhedari of the Deccan for over 14 years at different times.22
According to the 1749
British archives of Fort St. George, Nizam-ul-Mulk proposed appointing Muzaffar
Jung as a replacement for Nasir Jung due to his dissatisfaction with Nasir
Jung’s behaviour. He recommended granting the Circars of Adoni and Raichur to
Muzaffar Jung, with the approval of the Padishah.23
Nasir Jung being
Nizam-ul-Mulk’s son (i.e. have some claim to the Deccan Subah) and Muzaffar
Jung being his favourite grandson lead the succession of one of the most
important Subahs of Mughal empire into a severe crisis with was well exploited
first by the French and then by British.24
Following his victory
against Nasir Jung, Muzaffar Jung ascended to the position of Nizam with the
assistance of the French. Muzaffar Jung was the son of Sahibzadi Khair-un-nisa
begum, who was the daughter of Nizam-ul-Mulk.25 He ruled
Hyderabad until his death in 1751, and his death was in the hands of Afghans
along with Nawab of Kurnool, who struck him in the head with the spear. It is
noteworthy that Muzaffar Jung, who had the distinction of being the favoured
grandson of Asaf Jah I, was the only factor that caused Nasir Jung to pause in
carrying out his execution when he was incarcerated during the Second Carnatic
War.26 The untimely death of Muzaffar Jung resulted in the
ascension of his uncle, Salabat Jung, as the new Nizam. Salabat Jung, who was
the younger brother of Nazir Jung, assumed the position after being installed
as the successor.27 However, Salabat Jung’s reign was
short-lived, as he was subsequently overthrown by his younger brother, Nizam
Ali Khan, with the assistance of the British and the Marathas.28
This history also shows
the trends of the times and the flexible principles of the Mughals when they
clashed with their convenience. The first son of Qamruddin (Ghazi ud-Din Khan
Feroze Jung II), who served the Mughals at Delhi court loyally and was supported
by the Mughals to claim the Subedar seat after Muzaffar died in the Deccan,29 was
widely known to have been poisoned by the mother-and-son duo of Nizam Ali Khan.
Yet Nizam Ali Khan was annointed as Asaf Jah II and Nizam-Ul-Mulk II by the
Mughals, who entertained no grudge against Nizam Ali Khan.
In this dynasty, it also
shows that external powers were kingmakers too, from time to time. The French
were totally instrumental in putting the 1st Nizam’s third son Salabat Jung in
the administrative seat of power and rule in Deccan. No primogeniture here.
This was accepted by the Moghuls too who bestowed grand titles in variance to
the 1st Nizam.
It is very strange but
pertinent to mention here that the Nizam second (Nizam Ali Khan) was in fact
the nizam fifth as the Mughal subedar just because the title of the first
subedar Qamaruddin was Nizam Ul Mulk as well as Asaf Jah. It is more
important in a recounting dynasty that people as subedars with Mughal titles as
accepted Mughal subedars though with other titles,
As one to seven ruling
ones but omitting three sons and a grandson who ruled as Subedars from the seat
of the first Nizam Ul Mulk as well as Asaf Jah and got titles from Mughals as
acceptance, but receiving Mughal titles in variation to “Asaf Jah” or “Nizam Ul
Mulk”, making them as valid as the others in being counted and acknowledged as
the sequence of Subedar rulers of the Deccan under Mughals.
In the year 1762, Mir
Nizam Ali Khan (his given name), the fourth son of the Nizam, was
bestowed by Mughal rulers as Asaf Jah II and Nizam-ul-Mulk.
At the age of 28, Nizam Ali Khan became Subhedar of the Deccan and ruled the
region for nearly 42 years. In 1763, Hyderabad was settled as the Mughal’s
centre of Deccan authority from Aurangabad, which helped restoring the city’s
former splendour.
This was on the strategic advice of revered advisers like
Mohi-Ud-Dowla II / (Imperial title Yar Khan), Jafar Yar Khan, and Himmat Yar
Khan, who were decedents of Hazrat Shah Abdul Gafoor Chang Siddiqui of
Uzbekistan (who was a confidant of the First Nizam) and held various important
portfolios of health and jurisprudence which gave them authority to streamline
even the Nizam’s edicts.
They also requested military aid from the Mughals to
thwart the marauding Marathas during the second Nizam’s rule. The leader of the
army force was Abul Fateh Khan (title Teigh Jung), who was eventually
recognised as the creator of the Paigahs.
The Yar Khan family and the Paigha
family were then the loftiest strata of the Nizam’s renowned nobility.
Recognising the strategic and central location of this city was a turning point
in Asaf Jahis’ rule. On August 6, 1803, Nizam Ali Khan passed away at the age
of 69.30
Mir Akbar Ali Khan
Sikandar Jah Asaf Jah III (1803–29) inherited a
successful state. His succession was ratified by the Mughal emperor Shah Alam
II, and his father Sikandar’s titles were also conferred upon him. In 1806, a
large area north of the city was named Secunderabad after Sikandar Jah.31 Sikandar
Jah died on May 21, 1829, and was survived by nine sons and 10 daughters. His
eldest son, Nawab Farkhunda Ali Khan, succeeded him.
Mir Farkhunda Ali Khan
Nasirud-Daula Asaf Jah IV (1829–1857) inherited a
distressed state following the financial upheaval of Sikander Jah’s reign. With
the assistance and direction of Siraj-ul-Mulk and Mir Turab Ail Khan Salar Jung
I, he instituted a modern and equitable system of tax administration.32 On
May 16, 1857, at the age of 64, he passed away.
Mir Tahniyat Khan
Afzal-ud-Daula Asaf Jah V (1857–69): Afzal-ud-Daula
retained the services of his father’s prime minister, Salar Jung I. The year
1857 was a significant turning point in the historical development of Hyderabad
state, as it saw the termination of the Mughal Emperor’s authority in Delhi and
the consequent end of the Nizam’s role as a Mughal subedar. Subsequent to that
juncture, the Nizam assumed the status of a sovereign entity, denoting a state
of independence from the Mughals. He died at the age of 42, when his son and
heir, Nawab Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, became the independent sovereign of the Asaf
Jah dynasty.33
Mir Mahbub Ali Khan
Bahadur Asaf Jah VI (1869–1911): The youngest Asaf
Jahi ruler, Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, was two years and seven months old when he was
installed by his co-regents, Mir Turab Ali Khan (title Sir Salar Jung I) and
Nawab Rasheeduddin Khan (title Shams-ul-Umara III). In 1885, when he was 17 years
old, he assumed sovereign rights.34 Among the Asaf Jahi rulers,
Nizam VI, His Highness Mahboob Ali Khan, was the most popular and beloved among
his subjects and was the only Nizam who was born in a family of a Monarch and
crowned as an independent Monarch and ruled till death; his predecessor, Nizam
V, was an independent king just for the last part of his life, and the last
‘ruling’ independent king was Osman Ali Khan, Nizam VII, but only until 1948;
his rule terminated twenty years before his demise when Hyderabad was merged
with India; this makes H.H. Mahboob the most unique of even the Nizams that
ruled as Monarchs.
Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf
Jah VII (1911–1967), was born in 1886. Being
the most recent of the Nizam kings, many of the accomplishments of his father
are attributed to him as the face of the Asaf Jahi dynasty. When India became
an independent nation in 1947, the Nizam preferred to be independent rather
than join the Indian Territory. Hyderabad was taken over five days after the
Indian government launched Operation Polo, also known as police action, which
was in fact a military operation, in September 1948. Thus, Asaf Jahi’s 224-year
hegemony over Hyderabad came to an end.35
On February 24, 1967,
Osman Ali Khan passed away, deciding to designate his grandson Mukarram Jah as
his heir instead of his elder son Azam Jah or his second son Moazzam Jah.36
Nizam Mir Barkat Ali
Khan/Mukarram Jah, Asaf Jah VIII (1933–2023): Following
the death of Mir Osman Khan, his grandson Mukarram Jah37 assumed
the ceremonial position of Nizam of Hyderabad in 1967, and he never ruled after
the 7th Nizam died in 1967 due to the takeover of Hyderabad state by the Indian
army in 1948.
He briefly obtained a certificate from the government as the sole
successor to the title and wealth of his father. He lost a High Court case
foisted on him by his own aunt, in which the High Court stressed in a
considered and researched ruling in 1967 and 1968 that the descendant Nizam
could not be the sole heir to his father’s wealth, which was subject to Sharia
laws that did not recognise primogeniture and put him on equal terms of
inheritance as a Muslim Indian citizen within his family, invalidating the
certificate.
This was eventually bilaterally compromised just between the two
and had no effect on the other family members who were not part of the
compromise. However, in 1971, the Indian government abolished the Privy Purse,
all royal titles, and all privileges in a sweeping move.38
A row over the title of
IX Nizam
The VIII Nizam Mukarram
Jah, only a titular ruler till 1971, passed away in Istanbul
on January 14th, 2023. He was the grandson of the VII Nizam.
Soon after his
death, a row over the title and an internal tussle started among Nizam’s family
over the coronation ceremony for the IX Nizam of Hyderabad title by Prince
Azmet Jah to the throne at the Chowmohalla Palace on January 20, 2023, who is
the first-born of the VIII Nizam, Prince Mukarram Jah.
A very few members of
the Prince Azmet Jah family attended this event. The aforementioned ceremony
caused dissatisfaction among the 4,500 members of the Nizam family since it
transpired without their collective agreement or wish, contrary to what was
dictated in the present rulings.40
Individuals who designate
themselves merely on the basis of a father-to-son transfer cannot be considered
legitimate successors, even within the context of traditional practices, since
all historical traditions of rulers and rulers appointing successors or a child
succeeding a father, mother, or ruler came to an end in 1971.
Given the erratic
and unspecific nature of father-to-son succession, it becomes imperative for
the son to provide substantiation of his selection as the rightful heir. Prince
Azmet Jah’s close associates merely mentioning a letter from his father
conferring him with succession without producing the letter is not substantial,
and even if produced, it will have to be proved.
It is evident that his father
could not personally designate him for the position. In any case, since 1971,
his father himself has lost the rights of monarchy and has neither formal
authority nor authority based on strength, numbers, or tradition to issue his
wishes. Furthermore, Prince Azmet had previously opposed his father (Mukkaram
Jah/VIII Nizam) vehemently in a legal forum in a trust matter, further casting
a shadow on the probability of his father’s choice.
On September 6, 1970, the
President of India issued a brief order to each of the rulers of former Indian
states. In exercising the authority granted to him by Article 366(22) of the
Constitution, the President commanded that all rulers cease to be regarded as
rulers as of the date of his order, including those they designated. This
resulted in the instant end of the rulers’ privy purses and the cessation of
their personal privileges. It was introduced again in Parliament in 1971 and
was successfully enacted as the 26th Amendment to the Indian Constitution in
1971.
To become the head of the
family or dynasty, a majority of the family members must agree. This is because
the state’s courts, especially O.P.147/1995, dated June 21, 1999, made it a
requirement that the family of Nizam I to Nizam VI (which is a very large
section), be consulted in all major decisions, even though
there were trusts set up for them and the welfare of some family members, which
may mean that it all needs to be re-evaluated.
The Nizam’s singular claim
cannot be supported by the law. This valid ruling permits the participation of
the entire family in all dynastic decisions, which logically includes important
acts such as coronations and family distributions.
Thus, descendants of Nizams
I through VII are unwilling to acknowledge the clandestine coronation of Prince
Azmet as the successor to the VIII Nizam, as the reign of Prince Mukarram Jah,
the VIII Nizam, has been terminated for at least 51 years, according to Indian
law and a parliamentary act.
In India, the process of
succession to power is no longer predicated on violence but rather on the
exercise of democratic choice. As such, Nawab Raunaq Yar Khan, the great
grandson of the VI Nizam, has been appointed as the IX Head of the Asaf Jahi
family. This choice was publicly endorsed by a majority of the descendants of
the I to VII Nizams on June 4, 2023, which took place on the death anniversary
of the VII Nizam, Osman Ali Khan.
Nawab Raunaq Yar Khan:
The choice of the Nizams family as the head of the Asaf Jahi Dynasty
The Majlis E Sahebzadagan
Society, representing most of the over 4500 people from the Sahebzada and
Sahebzadi of I-VI Nizam, as well as the direct descendants of VII Nizam in a
separate group and the related nobility, has chosen Raunaq Yar Khan as the IX
Nizam of the Asaf Jahi Dynasty at Hyderabad.
The Sahebzadagan has announced in
the press that Nawab Raunaq Yar Khan has constantly represented Hyderabad’s
Asaf Jahi Tehzeeb (culture) and has a reputation for being a visionary, an
ethical person, kind-hearted, and community-oriented, unlike the other option
of an indifferent foreigner living abroad in any case.
Prince Azmet Jah is a
foreigner who resides in a different country, just like his father who didn’t
reside in India for the past half century. Despite the fact that his family
name is associated with a governing dynasty that has endured for over 224 years,
his father too exhibits minimal emotional attachment to it.
As the offspring of
Nizam VIII, who was effectively deposed from his ruling position in 1971 and
subsequently resided overseas while asserting his hereditary claims to
properties within India (as well as certain international investments), the
individual in question solely made visits to India on occasions necessitating
the signing of legal documents to finalise the sale of family assets, following
preliminary steps undertaken by local intermediaries.
Since none of the
purported solitary claimant’s immediate family members are Indian or reside in
India, it is logical and obvious to any intelligent person that the money would
be a loss for India. Contrary to Indian law, the individual placed himself in
the sole putative position or authority to sell and diverted nearly the entire
share through agents in India who used his name to their advantage.
They are
still engaged in some sort of transaction, exploiting the invalid succession
certificate issued to Mukarram Jah in 1967, which the High Court’s W.P.
632/1968 ruled was invalid and forbade an ex-ruler from naming a single
successor, a questionable right further comprehensively invalidated in 1971.
A significant portion of
the underprivileged members of the Nizam family, who are genuine shareholders,
reside faithfully or sentimentally in Hyderabad or India.
However, they are
unlawfully denied their rightful entitlements, despite the small number of
individuals who may be residing overseas and enjoying decent salaries. The
family is now experiencing significant fragmentation, a lack of resources, and
a respectful disposition that prevents them from challenging the authority of a
fake Nizam.
He has amassed considerable riches for himself, which he employs to
resist the legitimate claims of the impoverished royal relatives, who want a
fair distribution of assets via legal means.
The majority of the Nizam
family has chosen His Excellency Nawab Raunaq Yar Khan as a means to safeguard,
uphold, and garner the erstwhile esteem of the Asaf Jahi dynasty to the extent
presently possible.
The Nawab Raunaq in question is making it
abundantly clear that he is not making a claim to personal ownership of the
ancestral assets, which include both tangible and intangible properties.
Contrarily, he posits that the allocation of these possessions ought to be
disseminated among the legitimate successors of Nizams I to IX. With the
exception of certain assets, which may belong to a person at face value or as a
father may have held them as self-purchased or acquired, all ownership rights
are also intended to be questioned and put to legal scrutiny in the future and
redistributed judiciously.
Conclusion
As the first Nizam of the
Asaf Jah dynasty, Qamaruddin chose his daughter Khair un Nisa’s son, Muzaffar
Jung, even though he had six other sons who could have been king, three of whom
did, and the first son Giazuddin Feroz Jung II, who was a skilled courtier in
Delhi, died while trying to become king.
The last Nizam, Osman Ali Khan, also
didn’t think about the idea of primogeniture, even though it was often brought
up.
Irrespective of the
succession by or through either gender, this indicates that even the ruler or
administrator couldn’t dictate his successor and ensure succession if he was
not powerful enough to ensure his edicts if the various representatives of families,
influential groups, and other forces were not in consonance with his wishes.
Based on the prevailing
acceptance among the public and media, as well as the formal backing of Nizam
Ul-Mulk’s existing extended family member Asaf Jah, Nawab Raunaq’s position
appears consolidated.
Almost all 4500 descendants of the 1st to 6th Nizam, who
were members of a registered society linked to an original Nizam trust and the
7th Nizam’s listed descendants subsequent to Hyderabad’s incorporation into the
Indian Union, which marked the end of the dynasty, appear to consider them all
on an equal footing.
In addition to this, a greater number of members of the
extended royal family accepted Nawab Raunaq Yar Khan on a daily basis via legal
documentation (according to research interviews with family members), pleading
with him to safeguard their rights by means of all lawful means as the ninth
Nizam of the Asaf Jahi Dynasty.
This has further solidified Nawab Raunaq Yar
Khan’s position. Additionally, he is supported by a registered society that
works for the descendants, beneficiaries, and successors of the 1st to 9th
Nizam. This society is comprised of numerous government officials and former
high-ranking administrative officers who are well-versed in historical facts
and figures.
This is ample and
irrefutable evidence to support the fact that Nawab Raunaq Yar Khan is the
Ninth Nizam of the Asaf Jahi Dynasty.
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