| HYDERABAD under the Nizams (1724-1948) | |
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From the southeast part of Section 10, into the southwest part of Section 11 |
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Deccani miniature painting continued to develop; it featured a variety of themes including Hindu religious ones |
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Creative cultural fusion at its best: a Deccani prayer rug with a Persianized but Turkish-derived design-- and a Birmingham-influenced hanging lamp |
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Some early artists' views of Hyderabad; the new dominion inherited a great deal from its predecessor state of *GOLCONDA* |
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Hyderabad also inherited the early Bahmani Sultanate (1347-1526) capital of Gulbarga, later famous mostly for the dargah of Hazrat Banda-Navaz Gesu-Daraz, a pupil of Hazrat Chiragh-e Dihli |
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Nizam ul-Mulk Asif Jah (r.1724-48) was the first Navab of Hyderabad; *a dynastic list* |
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Nizam Salabat Jang (r.1749-62) built the imposing Chaumahalla palace complex (1750) |
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Sikandar Jah (r.1813-29) had to deal with an increasingly powerful Resident at his court |
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Nizam Asaf Jah VI (r.1869-1911) relied almost entirely on his indispensable chief minister, Sir Salar Jung |
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last Nizam, said to be the richest man in the world, was obliged to
accede to independent India in 1948 |
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Some early photos of Hyderabad |
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The Char Minar (Four Towers) Gate, built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah in 1591, is the traditional symbol of the city |
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The Char Minar, in modern visitors' views |
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Adjacent to the Char Minar is the huge Mecca Masjid, begun by Quli Qutb Shah of Golconda and completed by Aurangzeb (1614-87) |
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Hyderabad was the only "native state" that had a full-fledged paper currency (1916 onwards); the notes were lovely, multilingual, and equipped with a friendly feature for the illiterate |