Salar Jung family
| Salar Jung family | |
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| Country | Diwan Devdi |
The Salar Jung family was a noble
Nizams, who ruled from 1720 to 1948. They are credited with safeguarding rare artifacts and collections, which are now at Salar Jung Museum.[1]
The family were one of the remaining families of nobles other than the three great Paigah nobles, (who were the highest order of nobility under the Nizams) and after them ranked the Umra-e-Uzzam families. The Salar Jung family was one of the Umra-e-Uzzam. Their ancestry dates to the 16th century. By the middle of the 19th century, the family assumed importance as five members served as
Grand Viziers
to the Nizams.
The family resided at the Dewan Devdi palace.
The five Prime Ministers from the family are buried at Daira Mir Momin, a graveyard in the
Prince Moazzam Jah and classical musician Bade Ghulam Ali Khan are also buried there.[2]
They claimed descent from
Ali Adil Shah of Bijapur,and established himself by marrying his son Shaikh Muhammad Ali to Minister Mulla Ahmad Nawayet's daughter.[3]
The family's Jagir comprised six taluks:
Raigir which had a total of 333 villages with a population of 180,150 (1901),spread over an area of 1.486 square miles that produced a revenue of 820,000.[3]
: 24-
Members
- Mir
Turab Ali Khan, Salar I
- Mir Laiq Ali Khan Salar Jung II
See also
References
- ^ Finney, Sophie (20 January 2019). "The Salar Jung Museum: One Family's Million-Object Collection". Culture Trip. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Daira Mir Momin in shambles". Deccan Chronicle. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ a b Balasubramanyam, K. (1976). Census Of India(1961) XI: Mysore Part VI Village survey monographs no 27 Dyampur village (PDF). The Controller Of Publications.
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