Mir Laiq Ali Khan, Salar Jung II
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Mir Laiq Ali Khan Salar Jung II was a former Prime Minister of Hyderabad state (1884–1887). He belonged to the noble family of the Salar Jungs
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Nizam VI and Salar Jung II were classmates and good friends. Their relationship was very informal.
On October 31, 1883, he was bestowed with the title of Salar Jung II and Muniruddaula by the VI Nizam, and on February 5, 1884, he was appointed the Prime Minister. Mir Laiq Ali Khan continued the reforms initiated by his father, Salar Jung I.
Some noblemen took objection to Salar Jung II smoking in the Nizam's presence and Salar Jung II left Hyderabad and settled in Pune
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Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III was “Born”. On 4 June 1889 at The Palatial Glad Hurst House at Poona (Maharashtra), which was sold for a song by the Salar Jung Estate committee in the year 1950 for reasons best known to them.
Salar Jung II resigned in April 1887, due to court intrigues and internal politics and the Nizam, Mir Mahboob Ali Khan took over the administration of the dominion.
Salar Jung family
The Salar Jung family was a noble family of erstwhile Hyderabad state, India under the Nizams, who ruled the state from 1720 to 1948. The family is credited with the safeguarding rare artefacts and collections, which are now at Salarjung Museum....
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Nizam VI and Salar Jung II were classmates and good friends. Their relationship was very informal.
On October 31, 1883, he was bestowed with the title of Salar Jung II and Muniruddaula by the VI Nizam, and on February 5, 1884, he was appointed the Prime Minister. Mir Laiq Ali Khan continued the reforms initiated by his father, Salar Jung I.
Some noblemen took objection to Salar Jung II smoking in the Nizam's presence and Salar Jung II left Hyderabad and settled in Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
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Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III was “Born”. On 4 June 1889 at The Palatial Glad Hurst House at Poona (Maharashtra), which was sold for a song by the Salar Jung Estate committee in the year 1950 for reasons best known to them.
Salar Jung II resigned in April 1887, due to court intrigues and internal politics and the Nizam, Mir Mahboob Ali Khan took over the administration of the dominion.
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- Salar Jung familySalar Jung familyThe Salar Jung family was a noble family of erstwhile Hyderabad state, India under the Nizams, who ruled the state from 1720 to 1948. The family is credited with the safeguarding rare artefacts and collections, which are now at Salarjung Museum....