Nawab Mir Khudrath Nawaz Jung Bahadur

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Mir Khudrath Nawaz Jung
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Born(1896-04-20)20 April 1896
Moghalpura, Hyderabad, India
Died1 January 1971(1971-01-01) (aged 74)
Yakutpura, Hyderabad, India
Burial placeMaqbara Roshan-ud-Daulah, Santosh Nagar
EducationCommander Military Officer Grade
Spouse(s)Five
ChildrenFourteen
Parents
  • Nawab Mir Jahangir Ali Khan Bahadur (father)
  • Sahebzadi Rahatunnisa Begum (mother)

Nawab Mir Khudrath Nawaz Jung Bahadur (1896–1971) was a Hyderabadi aristocrat and dignitary. He held various official positions in the Nizam Osman Ali Khan's Durbar, the Hyderabad State Forces and Administration Offices.

Early life and family[]

Nawab Mir Khudrath Nawaz Jung Bahadur was the youngest son of Nawab Mir Jahangir Ali Khan Bahadur, Jahangir Jung Bahadur. Jahangir Jung died in Hyderabad, before 9th November 1915. He was the son of Nawab Roshan-ud-Daulah Bahadur, who was the youngest son of Nasir-ud-Daulah, Asif Jah IV, and brother of The V Nizam of Hyderabad Afzal-ud-Daulah of the Asaf Jahi family of Hyderabad state. His elder sister was Sahebzadi Azmath unnisa Begum (Dulhan Pasha Begum), the first legally wedded wife of the 7th Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan in the year 1920. He was the first brother-in-law of Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan and the maternal uncle of Azam Jah, Moazzam Jah, and Shehzadi Pasha.

His education was given privately by English speaking teachers and professors. He was given military training to learn various arts and technique of military officers in command to serve the Nizam's Army Forces.

Official ranks[]

  • Joined State Police Intelligence (1916)
  • Deputy Commander of Nizam's Irregular Forces (1919)
  • Assistant Nazim of the Sarf-e-Khas (1922)
  • Commissioner of State Customs (1927)
  • Commander in Chief of Nizam's Irregular Forces (1929)
  • Chairman of Madrasa-i-Aliya (1955)

Awards and honors[]

Personal life[]

Mir Khudrath Nawaz Jung married five women from aristocratic Muslim families of the Hyderabad state, with whom he had fourteen children.

He was a poet in Farsi and was very fond of playing shikar. His weapons collection included pieces from Holland & Holland, Bellona Arsenal, Noble Bros. & Co.

References[]

1936 Hyderabad directory

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