Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III
Nawab Abul Quasim Owaisi, Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III famously known as 'Salar Jung III' He built many tourist places like Salar Jung Museum[1] . He was fourth in order of nobility after the three Paigah. Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III, was Prime Minister of Hyderabad Deccan during the reign of VII Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan. He succeeded Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad as the Prime Minister in 1912 when he was 23 years old, but resigned two and half years later.
Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III | |
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Died | 2 March 1949 59) Dewan Devdi, Hyderabad state (India) | (aged
Burial place | Daira Mir Momin, Hyderabad |
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Prime Minister of Hyderabad | |
In office 1912–1914 | |
Monarch | Asaf Jah VII |
Preceded by | Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad |
Family
The family of Salar Jung from his paternal side were serving for five generations as Prime Ministers including Nawab Mir Alam Bahadur, Nawab Mir Ali Zman Khan Muneer ul Mulk, Nawab Mir Mohammad Ali Khan Shuja ud Dowla Salar Jung, Nawab Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I, Nawab Mir Laiq Ali Khan Salar Jung II. From his maternal side, he was the great-grandson of Nawab Syed Gulam Ali Khan, Mansoor-Ud-Dowla, The Nawab of Banaganapally and great-grandson of Nawab Syed Bahadur Ali Khan Karar Jung Mansoor ud Doula, Madar-Ul-Maham in the erstwhile state of Hyderabad.
Personal life
Nawab Salar Jung III was passionate about collecting rare relics, artefacts, antiques and manuscripts, including the illuminated Holy Qurans. He is believed to have spent a lion's share of his money on his collection over a period of 35 years. The collection, though now at a new location, was exhibited privately at their residence, Dewan Devdi until its relocation in 1968 at the present premises of The Salar Jung Museum.
Controversy
In 1962 a lady named Chand Sultana alias Indra Bai claimed herself to be daughter of Salar Jung III through Mutah marriage with Tarabai in 1923.[2]
See also
References
- "How a Muslim aristocrat's art collection became a national treasure". The Rahnuma Daily. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Andhra High Court Chand Sultana Alias Indra Bai vs Khurshid Begum And Ors. on 13 April, 1962". https://indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 28 July 2020. External link in
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- One of India’s most influential and powerful statesmen of the 19th century, Sir Salar Jung I decisively shaped Hyderabad’s political and economic history for the three decades he was Diwan
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Preceded by Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad |
Prime Minister of Hyderabad 1912–1914 |
Succeeded by Nizam Osman Ali Khan |