Nawab Abul Quasim Owaisi, Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung III (1889–1949), commonly known as Salar Jung III, was a nobleman and art collector from
Hyderabad Deccan
Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and t ...
(Hyderabad State). He served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad Deccan during the reign of the seventh
Nizam
The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...
,
Mir Osman Ali Khan
Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 — 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in British India. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of ...
. In 1912, at the age of twenty-three, Salar Jung III succeeded Maharaja Sir
Kishen Pershad
Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Bahadur Yamin us-Sultanat (1864 – 13 May 1940) was an Indian noble who served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad twice.
He was a childhood friend of the Nizam and was a staunch Nizam loyalist throughout his life. In 1 ...
as Prime Minister and served for two and a half years. He held the fourth-highest position among the Hyderabad Deccan nobility, below three members of the
Paigah family
Paigah is a noble family in the senior aristocracy of Hyderabad State, who were associated with the ruling Nizam since its inception and each maintained his own court, individual palaces, and a standing army of about fourteen thousand troops, b ...
.
His extensive art collection is now held in Hyderabad's
Salar Jung Museum
The Salar Jung Museum is an art museum located at Dar-ul-Shifa, on the southern bank of the Musi River, India, Musi River in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is one of the List of museums in India, notable National Museums of India. ...
.
.
Family
Salar Jung III's paternal family, the
Salar Jung family
The Salar Jung family was a noble Hyderabad family under the Nizams, who ruled from 1720 to 1948. They are credited with safeguarding rare artifacts and collections, which are now at Salar Jung Museum.
The family were one of the remaining fa ...
, provided a number of Prime Ministers over five generations:
Mir Alam Bahadur, Nawab
Mir Ali Zman Khan Muneer ul Mulk, Nawab
Mir Mohammad Ali Khan Shuja ud Dowla Salar Jung, Nawab
Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I
Sir Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I, (21 January 1829 – 8 February 1883), known simply as Salar Jung I, was an Indian nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad State between 1853 until his death in 1883. He also served as regent fo ...
, Nawab
Mir Laiq Ali Khan Salar Jung II
Mir Laiq Ali Khan, Salar Jung II (died 7 July 1889) was a former Prime Minister of Hyderabad State (1884–1887). He belonged to the noble Salar Jung family. He is also known for authoring the Persian-language travelogue ''Vaqayeʿ-e Mosafer ...
. Through his mother, Salar Jung III was the great-grandson of Nawab
Syed Gulam Ali Khan,
Mansoor-Ud-Dowla, the Nawab of
Banaganapally and great-grandson of Nawab
Syed Bahadur Ali Khan Karar Jung Mansoor ud Doula,
Madar-Ul-Maham.
Personal life
Salar Jung III was passionate about collecting rare relics, artefacts, antiques and manuscripts, including illuminated
Quran
The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Classical Arabic, Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation in Islam, revelation from God in Islam, ...
s. He is believed to have spent the lion's share of his money on his collection over a period of 35 years. The collection was exhibited privately at his family residence,
Dewan Devdi
Dewan Devdi was the palace of the nobles, the Salar Jungs. It was situated close to Charminar and Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad. The word ''Diwan'' means Prime Minister, and ''Devdi'' refers to mansions of Hyderabadi noblemen.
Dewan Devdi ha ...
, until its relocation in 1968 to the
Salar Jung Museum
The Salar Jung Museum is an art museum located at Dar-ul-Shifa, on the southern bank of the Musi River, India, Musi River in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is one of the List of museums in India, notable National Museums of India. ...
, one of India's three national museums.
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See also
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Salar Jung family
The Salar Jung family was a noble Hyderabad family under the Nizams, who ruled from 1720 to 1948. They are credited with safeguarding rare artifacts and collections, which are now at Salar Jung Museum.
The family were one of the remaining fa ...
*
Hyderabad Deccan
Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and t ...
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A featureOne of India’s most influential and powerful statesmen of the 19th century, Sir Salar Jung I decisively shaped Hyderabad’s political and economic history for the three decades he was Diwan
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Prime Ministers of Hyderabad State
Salar Jung family
Indian Muslims
1889 births
1949 deaths