It is noteworthy that the Asaf Jahs (Nizams), rulers of the erstwhile Hyderabad State, were Sunni Muslims yet patronized Muharram observances. The building of special Shia colonies in Darulshifa and ...

The Hyderabad State under its last Nizam was one of the largest in the subcontinent, covering 82,698 square miles and ...

Born in 1886, the Nizam ruled the Princely State of Hyderabad, which was the largest princely state in British India. He also made contributions to the modernization of Hyderabad. He introduced ...

Within the next 16 hours, the Indian army had crossed into the state of Hyderabad. After a five-day battle, the Indian tricolour was fluttering over the erstwhile city of Nizams as Maj Gen El ...