Salar Jung family
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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
.
The ancestry of the Salar Jungs is dated back to the Sixteenth century, by the middle of the 19th century the family assumed importance that five of the family members served as Prime Ministers to the Nizams of Hyderabad.
The family resided at the Dewan Devdi
palace.
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
under the Nizams, who ruled the state from 1720 to 1948. The family is credited with the safeguarding rare artefacts
Artifact (archaeology)
An artifact or artefact is "something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest"...
and collections, which are now at Salarjung Museum
Salar Jung Museum
The Salar Jung Museum is an art museum located at Darushifa, on the southern bank of the Musi river in the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India...
.
The ancestry of the Salar Jungs is dated back to the Sixteenth century, by the middle of the 19th century the family assumed importance that five of the family members served as Prime Ministers to the Nizams of Hyderabad.
The family resided at the Dewan Devdi
Dewan Devdi
Dewan Devdi was the palace of the nobles, the Salar Jungs. It is situated close to Charminar and Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad.Dewan Devdi has some 78 rooms in it...
palace.
List of Salar Jungs
- Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung IMir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung ISir Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I, GCSI , Indian statesman of Hyderabad. He was considered the greatest Prime Minister of Hyderabad....
- Mir Laiq Ali Khan Salar Jung II
- Mir Yusuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III