Asaf Jah IV.
Nasir ad-Daula Mir Farqunda Ali Khan Siddiqi, Asaf Jah IV. (* April 25, 1794 in Bidar , † May 16, 1857 ) was the absolute ruler of the Indian princely state of Hyderabad in the highlands of the Deccan as Nizam . The mother of his crown prince was Dilwar-u-Nisa Begum.
As in the time of its predecessors, buying offices was common, court judgments were made in favor of the highest bidder. Vassals ( jagir ) acquired ever larger areas of land, which they controlled completely, the agreed taxes were seldom paid to the state treasury. The rural residents also had to do compulsory labor ( vetti ).
During his time, the fertile area of Berar was " leased" to the British colonial rulers. The ancestors of the Nizam had undertaken to equip and maintain a local force under British command ( subsidiary force : 8 battalions of infantry, 2 cavalry regiments) - stationed in Secunder; abad , which was then ten kilometers from the capital . The governor general Lord Dalhousie and the resident John Low (* 1788, † 1880) were of the opinion that Hyderabad was in arrears with 640,000 rupees and demanded the assignment of this area (value 3 million Rs.), The Raichur - Doabs (1 , 1 million Rs.) And some others. In addition, the ruler's jewels were pawned. The additional force, commanded and equipped entirely by the British, was called Hyderabad Contingent with a nominal strength of 5000 infantry, 2000 cavalry and 4 batteries of artillery.
After the death of his uncle Siraj ul-Mulk in 1853, Diwan Salar Jung I , himself the second largest Jagir, began to control state finances with the introduction of an accounting system.
He was buried in the capital's Mecca mosque .
literature
- U. Aitchison: A collection of treaties, engagements, and sunnuds relating to India and neighboring countries. Calcutta 1876, Part III: Hyderabad
- Henry G. Briggs: The Nizam: his history and relations with the British government. London 1861, 2 volumes; Reprint: Delhi 1985
- Reginald Burton: A History of the Hyderabad Contingent. Calcutta 1905
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aitchison (1876), p. 212ff. ( Jagirdars retained their claims as long as they demonstrated proper lending.)
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| SURNAME | Asaf Jah IV. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nasir ad-Daula Mir Farqunda Ali Khan Siddiqi (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nizam of the Indian princely state of Hyderabad |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1794 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bidar |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1857 |