Nizam of Hyderabad: Asaf Jah VI was born

Asaf Jah VI, also known as Mahboob Ali Khan, was born on August 17, 1866 AD in Purani Haveli in Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (now in Telangana, India). He was the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, ruling Hyderabad State, one of India's princely kingdoms, from 1869 to 1911.

The rulers of Hyderabad State (now part of India's Telangana State) was known as the Nizams of Hyderabad. Nizam is an acronym for Nizam ul-Mulk, which meaning Administrator of the Realm. It was bestowed upon Asaf Jah I by Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar when he was appointed Viceroy of the Deccan.

Apart from being the Mughal Viceroy (Naib) of the Deccan, Asaf Jah I was the Mughal Empire's leading courtier until 1724, when he formed the separate state of Hyderabad and took the title "Nizam of Hyderabad."

When the English East India Company took control of the Indian subcontinent, they enabled the Nizams to continue ruling their princely territories as vassal rulers. The Nizams kept internal control over Hyderabad State until September 17, 1948, when it was incorporated into the new Indian Union.

There were only seven recognized kings in the Asaf Jahi dynasty, except for 13 unstable years of the empire. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh and last Nizam, was deposed when India annexed Hyderabad State in 1948 during Operation Polo.

In the name of the dynasty, the Nizams established several institutions including hospitals, schools, colleges and universities that imparted education in Urdu. The Nizams developed their original Hyderabad Civil Service, inspired by the Indian Civil Service.

The Nizams started engineering projects like the Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs. Survey work on the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam began at the same time, while the actual construction was completed in 1969 under the auspices of the Government of India. They also provided Hyderabad with its own railway network, the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway, which facilitated in the establishment of numerous industries.

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