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
Born(1889-06-04)4 June 1889
Gladhurst house, Poona Bombay aurangabad State (India)
Died2 March 1949(1949-03-02) (aged 59)
Burial placeDaira Mir Momin, Hyderabad
Parents
Prime Minister of Hyderabad
In office
1912–1914
MonarchAsaf Jah VII
Preceded byMaharaja 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

  1. "How a Muslim aristocrat's art collection became a national treasure". The Rahnuma Daily. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. "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 |publisher= (help)
Government offices
Preceded by
Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad
Prime Minister of Hyderabad
1912–1914
Succeeded by
Nizam Osman Ali Khan
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