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Hyderabad is the capital of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a historic city noted for its many monuments, temples, mosques and bazaars. A multitude of influences have shaped the character of the city in the last 400 years. The city of Hyderabad was founded by the Qutb Shahi sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah in 1591. It was built around the Charminar, which formed the centrepiece of the city ...
Hyderabad State 1901 with districts Hyderabad State in 1909 with divisions and new districts. Wilfred Cantwell Smith states that Hyderabad was an area where the political and social structure from medieval Muslim rule had been preserved more or less intact into modern times. [57] The last Nizam was reputed to be the wealthiest man in the world ...
According to the Forbes All-Time Wealthiest List of 2008, Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan is the fifth richest man in recorded history per the figures, with an estimated worth of US$ 210.8 billion adjusted by Forbes as per the growth of the US GDP since that period and the present exchange rate of the US dollar against the Indian rupee. [29]
The history of Telangana, located on the high Deccan Plateau, includes its being ruled by the Satavahana Dynasty (230 BCE to 220 CE), the Kakatiya Dynasty (1083–1323), the Musunuri Nayaks (1335–1368), the Delhi Sultanate, the Bahmani Sultanate (1347–1512), Golconda Sultanate (1512–1687) and Asaf Jahi dynasty (1724–1950).
Tragedy of Hyderabad is a history book written by the Last Prime Minister of Hyderabad, Mir Laiq Ali. [1] The book was written and published in 1962 by Mir Laiq Ali on the account of events following the independence of the Hyderabad State and India from the British Empire, as outlined in the Independence of India Act, reveals that the princely states were given the choice to either join India ...
The Asaf Jahi is a Muslim dynasty that ruled the Hyderabad State. [1] The family came to India in the late 17th century and became employees of the Mughal Empire.They were great patrons of Indo-Persian culture, language, and literature, and the family found ready patronage.
Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan Siddiqi (11 August 1671 – 1 June 1748) also known as Chin Qilich Qamaruddin Khan, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah and Nizam I, was the first Nizam of Hyderabad.
The British Residency, completed in 1798, was probably the first major example of neoclassical architecture in Hyderabad. [31] The other examples of neo-classical architecture in Hyderabad includes the various buildings of Chowmahalla Palace. The Falaknuma Palace, used as a guest-house by the Nizam, was inspired by Andrea Palladio's villas.