Sikandar Jah

Nawab Mir Akbar Ali Khan Bahadur, Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III (11 November 1768 – 21 May 1829), was the 3rd Nizam/Ruler of Hyderabad, India from 1803 to 1829.[1]

Nizam-ul-Mulk Sikandar Jah, Nizam III
Nizam of Hyderabad State
Sixth Nizam of Hyderabad
Reign	6 August 1803— 21 May 1829
Predecessor	Nizam Ali Khan
Successor	Nasir-ud-Daulah
Born	11 November 1768 Chowmahalla Palace (Khilwat), Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, Mughal Empire (now in Telangana, India)
Died	21 May 1829 (aged 61) Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana, India)
Buried	Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana, India)
Issue Nasir-ud-Daulah Mubarez-ud-Daulah 8 sons and 9 daughters
Father	Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II
Mother	Tahniat un-nisa Begum

Birth

He was born in Chowmahalla Palace in the Khilwath, the second son of Asaf Jah II and Tahniat un-nisa Begum.

Marriage

He was married (first) with Jahan Parwar Begum Sahiba (Haji Begum) daughter of Nawab Saif Ul Mulk (Maali Mian) son of Moin un Daula Nawab Gulam Said Khan Bahadir Surab Jang in May 1800. Second with Fazilath Unisa Begum (Chandni Begum).

Official name

His original names were Sikandar Jah, Asaf ul-Mulk, Asad ud-Daula, Walashan Nawab Mir Akbar 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Asad Jang. He was officially known as Asaf Jah III, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nizam ud-Daula, Mir Akbar 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Faulad Jang, Nizam of Hyderabad.[2]

Reign

Sikandar Jah

During his reign, a British cantonment was established near Hyderabad and the area was christened after him as Secunderabad. His son Samsamadaula (Mir Basheeruddin Ali Khan) was Defence Adviser to his brother, Nasir ud Daula, and nephew, Afzal ud daula. But he did not have any pact with the British for maintaining the contingent. The state was in a financial mess during his reign.[3][4]

Building of temple

Sikander Jah not only built the Rambagh temple in Attapur, Hyderabad but also attended the inauguration ceremony proving again the communal harmony that existed between the Muslim Asaf Jahi rulers and their Hindu subjects in Hyderabad. The Nizam also granted a Jagir to the temple priest for the temple’s maintenance.[5][6]

See also

• KIngdom of Hyderabad
• Nizam

References

1. "The University of Queensland Homepage".
2. "Seven Asaf Jah Rulers - Seven Nizams". Retrieved 21 September 2019.
3. "Asaf Jahis". AP state portal. Ap state portal. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
4. "Asaf Jahis (1724-1948)". Retrieved 21 September 2019.
5. "Nizam built this temple". thehindu. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
6. "Rambagh temple, a hidden gem in the Hyderabad".

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