Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III
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Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III (1889–1949), commonly known as Salar Jung III, was a nobleman and art collector from
Paigah family
.
His extensive art collection is now held in Hyderabad's Salar Jung Museum.[1] .
Family
Salar Jung III's paternal family, the
Mir Laiq Ali Khan Salar Jung II
. Through his mother, Salar Jung III 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.
Personal life
Salar Jung III was passionate about collecting rare relics, artefacts, antiques and manuscripts, including illuminated Qurans. He is believed to have spent the lion's share of his money on his collection over a period of 35 years. The collection was exhibited privately at his family residence, Dewan Devdi, until its relocation in 1968 to the Salar Jung Museum, one of India's three national museums.
See also
- Salar Jung family
- Hyderabad Deccan
References
- ^ "How a Muslim aristocrat's art collection became a national treasure". The Rahnuma Daily. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
External links
- A feature
- 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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