Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI

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Nawab Mahbub Ali Khan
The 6th Nizam of Hyderabad state
Reign	1869–1911
Born	August 17, 1866
Birthplace	Purani Haveli, Hyderabad state
Died	December 12, 1911
Place of death	Falaknuma palace
Buried	Makkah Masjid
Predecessor	Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V
Successor	Mir Osman Ali Khan
Consort	Amat uz-Zehra Begum
Royal House	Purani Haveli
Father	Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V

Asaf Jah VI was the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad. He ruled Hyderabad state, one of the Princely states in India between 1869 and 1911.

Contents 1 Official full name and style 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 Further reading 5 External links

[edit] Official full name and style

Lieutenant-General His Highness Rustam-i-Dauran, Arustu-i-Zaman, Wal Mamaluk, Asaf Jah VI, Muzaffar ul-Mamaluk, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Sir Mahbub 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Sipah Salar, Fath Jang, Nizam of Hyderabad, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Kaiser-i-Hind, Honourable Lieutenant-General in the Army.

[edit] Personal life

Mahbub Ali Khan was born on August 17, 1866. He was the only son of Nawab Afzal-ud-Daula. When his father died he was two years and seven months old, and thus became the Sixth Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty in 1869. He was installed as Nizam by Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I the Great, Nawab Rasheeduddin Khan, Shar-ul-Ummul and the Resident, who functioned as the Reyab. Shar-ul-Ummul died on December 12, 1881 and Salar Jung become the sole regent.

Special attention was paid to the education of Mahboob Ali Khan who was tutored by the English. With the concurrence of Salar Jung, Capt. John Clerk was appointed as his tutor. He was a respected and dignified personality and was popularly know as Mahboob Ali Pasha. He was retained as administrator and regent until his death on Tuesday, August 31, 1911.

Mahbub Ali Khan was well known for lavish lifestyle and luxuries, and had an enormous fascination for clothes and cars. His collection of garments was one of the most extensive in the world at the time, with sherwanis, shirts, coats, collars, socks, shoes, headgear, walking sticks, perfumes - not one each, but dozens of almost each item. He devoted a whole wing of his palace to his wardrobe and would never wear the same dress twice.

He bought the Jacob Diamond, and stands out among Jewels of The Nizams now owned by the Indian Govt..

[edit] See also

• Hyderabad State
• Nizam

[edit] Further reading

• Book on Indian Royalty

[edit] External links

• Brief biography

Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI Asaf Jahi dynasty
Preceded by Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V	Nizam of Hyderabad 1869–1911	Succeeded by Osman Ali Khan, Asif Jah VII