Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V

Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V
The Nizam of Hyderabad, GCSI
Nizam of Hyderabad
Reign	16 May 1857 - 26 February 1869
Coronation	1857
Predecessor	Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV
Successor	Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI
Born	11 October 1827 Gufran Manzil, Hyderabad State, British India
Died	26 February 1869 (aged 41) Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
Burial	Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad
Spouse	Sahebzadi Mahboob Begum Sahebzadi Allah Rakhi Begum Sahebzadi Hussaini Begum Saheba
Issue	Asaf Jah VI
Full name Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan Siddiqi
House	Asaf Jahi
Father	Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV
Mother	Sahebzadi Dialwar unisa Begum Saheba
Religion	Islam

Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan Siddiqi (11 October 1827 – 26 February 1869) was the ruling Nizam of Hyderabad, India, from 1857 to 1869.

Asaf Jah V's realm was divided into five subahs and sixteen districts; each subah was headed by a Subedar and each district by a Taluqdar. Reforms during his reign, by his Prime Minister Salar Jung, included the establishment of a governmental central treasury in 1855. Asaf Jah V reformed the Hyderabad revenue and judicial systems, instituted a postal service and constructed the first rail and telegraph networks. In 1861 he was awarded the Star of India.

Asaf Jah V was the eldest son of Naser ud Daula Mir Farqunda Ali Khan Asaf Jah IV and his wife Sahebzadi Dialwar unisa Begum Saheba. He was married three times, first to Sahebzadi Mahboob Begum Saheba, second to Sahebzadi Allah Rakhi Begum and third to Sahebzadi Hussaini Begum Saheba, and sired four sons and six daughters. He died at Hyderabad on 26 February 1869, and was buried at the Mecca Masjid mosque.

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• His Highness Sir Nizam-ul-Mulk, Afzal ad-Dawlah, Nawab Farooqi Mir Tahniat Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur, Asaf Jah V, GCSI, Nizam of Hyderabad.

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