35-739: Sir Viqar ul-Umara , Iqtidar ul-Mulk , Iqbal ud-Dowla , Secundar Jung , Nawab Muhammad Fazl-ud-din Khan Bahadur KCIE (13 August 1856 – 15 February 1902), was the Prime Minister of Hyderabad State from 1893 to 1901, and also served as the Amir-e-Paigah from 1881 to 1902. The town of Vikarabad and village is named after him. Viqar-ul-Umra was born as Muhammad Fazluddin Khan on 13 August 1856 to Rashiduddin Khan and Hashmatunnisa Begum. Viqar-ul-Umra's maternal grandmother
70-580: A Nawab was to uphold the sovereignty of the Mughal emperor along with the administration of a certain province. The title of "nawabi" was also awarded as a personal distinction by the paramount power, similar to a British peerage , to persons and families who ruled a princely state for various services to the Government of India . In some cases, the titles were also accompanied by jagir grants, either in cash revenues and allowances or land-holdings. During
105-626: A nawab's wife is begum . Most of the nawab dynasties were male primogenitures , although several ruling Begums of Bhopal were a notable exception. Before the incorporation of the Subcontinent into the British Empire , nawabs ruled the kingdoms of Awadh (or Oudh, encouraged by the British to shed the Mughal suzerainty and assume the imperial style of Badshah), Bengal, Arcot and Bhopal. All of these states were at some point under
140-643: Is a beautiful, two-storeyed palace in Mughal style. It has wide verandas facing outwards as well as inwards overlooking a courtyard. The complex is partly converted into a club. The rest of the area is used as a residence. The palace was acquired from the descendants of Vicar-ul-Umra by the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority in 1981. In 2008, the site was temporarily leased to the United States to house its consulate-general until 2012. The preparation work required by
175-620: Is a palace in Hyderabad , India. It was built by Sir Vicar-ul-Umra , a Paigah nobleman . This was built after he gave the famous Falaknuma Palace to the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad state , Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI . The Palace housed the Consulate General of the United States of America in Hyderabad till 15 March 2023, after which the mission began services in its new chancery at Nanakramguda. Between 1975 and 2008,
210-606: Is built in the Moorish architecture style and has calligraphy , horseshoe arches and influences of Roman architecture . Viqar-ul-Umra constructed the Falaknuma Palace in 1893. Later on this palace was allegedly gifted to the Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan under political pressure. This palace was built with a blend of Italian and Tudor architecture and the ceiling is adorned with frescos . It also has
245-501: Is probably the best known example in fiction. From this specific usage it came to be sometimes used for ostentatiously rich businesspeople in general. "Nabob" can also be used metaphorically for people who have a grandiose sense of their own importance, as in the famous alliterative dismissal of the news media as " nattering nabobs of negativism " in a speech that was delivered by Nixon 's vice president Spiro Agnew and written by William Safire . Paigah Palace Paigah Palace
280-476: The Arabic honorific plural of naib , or "deputy." In some areas, especially Bengal , the term is pronounced nobab . This later variation has also entered English and other foreign languages as nabob . The Subahdar was the head of the Mughal provincial administration. He was assisted by the provincial Diwan , Bakhshi , Faujdar , Kotwal , Qazi , Sadr , Waqa-i-Navis , Qanungo and Patwari . As
315-566: The Bengali pronunciation of "nawab": Bengali : নবাব nôbab . During the 18th century in particular, it was widely used as a disparaging term for British merchants or administrators who, having made a fortune in India, returned to Britain and aspired to be recognised as having the higher social status that their new wealth would enable them to maintain. Jos Sedley in Thackeray's Vanity Fair
350-660: The British Raj , some of the chiefs, or sardars , of large or important tribes were also given the title, in addition to traditional titles already held by virtue of chieftainship. The term " Zamindari " was originally used for the subahdar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or regions of the Mughal Empire. Nawab was a Hindustani term, used in Urdu , Hindi , Bengali , Pashto and many other North-Indian languages, borrowed via Persian from
385-644: The German Emperor . In earlier times the title was ratified and bestowed by the reigning Mughal emperor to semi-autonomous Muslim rulers of subdivisions or princely states in the Indian subcontinent loyal to the Mughal Empire , for example the Nawabs of Bengal . "Nawab" usually refers to males and literally means Viceroy ; the female equivalent is " Begum " or " Nawab Begum ". The primary duty of
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#1732802625893420-594: The Malaysian variant ) to translate the component of "deputy" or "vice" in certain titles (e.g "Vice President" - Naib Presiden ) aside from timbalan and wakil (latter predominant in the Indonesian variant ). In colloquial usage in English (since 1612), adopted in other Western languages, the transliteration "nabob" refers to commoners: a merchant-leader of high social status and wealth. "Nabob" derives from
455-480: The Mughal empire began to dissolve in the early 18th century, many subahs became effectively independent. The term nawaab is often used to refer to any Muslim ruler in north or south India while the term nizam is preferred for a senior official; it literally means "governor of region". The Nizam of Hyderabad had several nawabs under him: Nawabs of Cuddapah, Sira, Rajahmundry, Kurnool, Chicacole, et al. Nizam
490-810: The Ottoman Empire , successive early modern Persianate kingdoms ( Safavids , etc.), and in the eastern Caucasus (e.g. during Caucasian Imamate ). In the Sultanate of Morocco , the Naib was the Sultan's emissary to the foreign legations in Tangier between 1848 and 1923, when the creation of the Tangier International Zone led to its replacement by the office of the Mendoub . Today,
525-510: The Nawabs of Dhanbari, Nawabs of Ratanpur, Nawabs of Baroda and such others. Nawab was also the rank title—again not an office—of a much lower class of Muslim nobles—in fact retainers—at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar State, ranking only above Khan Bahadur and Khan, but under (in ascending order) Jang , Daula , Mulk , Umara and Jah ; the equivalent for Hindu courtiers
560-587: The authority of the Nawab of Rohilkhand, later made the Nawab of Rampur. Most of these states were annexed at the close of the First Rohilla War . The title nawab was also awarded as a personal distinction by the paramount power, similarly to a British peerage , to persons and families who never ruled a princely state. For the Muslim elite various Mughal-type titles were introduced, including nawab. Among
595-515: The city of Vikarabad in present-day Telangana state, India. This town is named after him. In this beautiful town with a mini hill station of Ananthgiri hills, he constructed the Sultan Manzil for his son Nawab Sultan-Ul-Mulk, post-office, police station, Hospital, Sanitarium, Vikarabad Bazar, Kotpally dam, Vikarabad lake and a hunting lodges imported from London in 1882. In c. 1873 , Viqar-ul-Umra married Jahanderunnisa Begum. She
630-553: The daughter of Nawab Hamza Ali Khan Bahadur. Their son Waliuddin Khan was born on 13 March 1880. He later served as the Prime Minister of Hyderabad . They also had a daughter – Taharaqunnisa Begum. Although Viqar-ul-Umra's previous marriages were arranged , he fell in love with Dr. Gulbai Viccajee, a Hyderabadi physician . They first met in Mumbai . In 1900, they married. As she was a Zoroastrian by faith (colloquially known as Parsi ), she converted to Islam to marry him. She took
665-698: The eldest grandson of Sir Vicar ul Umra and son of Amir e Paigah H.E. Nawab Sultan ul Mulk, was the last member of the Paigah family to have lived in this Palace. Near the Paigah Palace lies the Deoris of Nawab Muzaffar Nawaz Jung, Fareed Nawaz Jung, Nawab Nazir Nawaz Jung, Nawab Khair Nawaz Jung and Nawab Hassan Yar Jung, grandsons of Sir Vikar ul Umra and Vikhar Manzil (all these palaces were built by Sir Vicar between 1897 and 1901). The Deori of Nazir Nawaz Jung and Fareed Nawaz Jung, called Chiraan Fort Palace ,
700-826: The magnificent palace like Falaknuma Palace as his residence, which took 9 years to build and was completed in 1893. He also built the magnificent Paigah Palace in the European style of architecture, after he gave the Falaknuma palace to Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI , where he spent his life. He built Vikhar Manzil , near Hussain Sagar lake. Viqar-ul-Umra commissioned the Spanish Mosque (original name: Jama Masjid Aiwan-e-Begumpet) at Begumpet , Hyderabad in 1887. He started its construction after getting inspired by Spanish architecture during one of his trips to Spain. It
735-560: The name Nur Jahan Begum. After marriage, she left her medical profession and lived in purdah at Vikhar Manzil . Viqar-ul-Umra died while hunting at Yalghadap - Khanapur (in present-day Nizamabad district in Telangana ) on 15 February 1902. He is buried at the Paigah Tombs . Viqar-ul-Umra was an avid player of polo . He discovered the sport during a tour to Europe and later brought it to Hyderabad . He went on to popularise
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#1732802625893770-408: The noted British creations of this type were Nawab Hashim Ali Khan (1858–1940), Nawab Khwaja Abdul Ghani (1813–1896), Nawab Abdul Latif (1828–1893), Nawab Faizunnesa Choudhurani (1834–1904), Nawab Ali Chowdhury (1863–1929), Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda (1862–1922), Nawab Sirajul Islam (1848–1923), Nawab Alam yar jung Bahadur , M.A, Madras, B.A., B.C.L., Barr-At-Law (1890–1974). There also were
805-409: The other sons of the ruling nawab used the style sahibzada before the personal name and only Khan Abassi behind. "Nawabzadi" implies daughters of the reigning nawbab. Elsewhere, there were rulers who were not styled nawbab yet awarded a title nawabzada to others. The word naib ( Arabic : نائب ) has been historically used to refer to any suzerain leader, feudatory , or regent in some parts of
840-550: The palace housed the office of the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority . In 1999, a four-storeyed annexe was added towards the rear side of the palace. In the hierarchy of nobles of Hyderabad, the Paigah family ranked immediately next to the ruling family of Nizams. The Paigahs were also the foremost palace builders of Hyderabad. Vikarul Umra also built the Paigah Palace in Begumpet , in 1900. Nawab Abul Fatah Khan Bahadur,
875-453: The powers that went with it, became hereditary in the ruling families in the various provinces. Under later British rule, nawabs continued to rule various princely states of Amb , Bahawalpur , Balasinor , Baoni , Banganapalle , Bhopal , Cambay , Jaora , Junagadh , Kurnool (the main city of Deccan), Kurwai , Mamdot, Multan , Palanpur , Pataudi , Radhanpur , Rampur , Malerkotla , Sachin , and Tonk . Other former rulers bearing
910-512: The sport amongst the nobles of the state. He also constructed polo grounds in the state and organized polo tournaments for the royal families. Nawab Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the western title of Prince . The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kings of Saxony to
945-485: The title, such as the nawabs of Bengal and Awadh , had been deprived by the British or others by the time the Mughal dynasty finally ended in 1857. Some princes became nawab by promotion. For example, the ruler of Palanpur was "diwan" until 1910, then "nawab sahib". Other nawabs were promoted are restyled to another princely style, or to and back, such as in Rajgarh a single rawat (rajah) went by nawab. The style for
980-480: The word is used to refer to directly elected legislators in lower houses of parliament in many Arabic-speaking areas to contrast them against officers of upper houses (or Shura ). The term Majlis al-Nuwwab ( Arabic : مجلس النواب , literally council of deputies ) has been adopted as the name of several legislative lower houses and unicameral legislatures. "Naib" has also been used in the Malay language (especially of
1015-546: The world's largest dining wall in which chairs made of rosewood are present. Currently, it is a hotel, leased to Taj Hotels . Notable dignitaries to stay in this palace include Czar Nicholas II , George V , Queen Mary , Narendra Modi and Ivanka Trump . After Nizam bought the Falaknuma Palace, Viqar-ul-Umra built the Paigah Palace (originally known as Aiwan-e-Viqar) for himself. The Zenana Mahal in it
1050-549: Was Raja Bahadur . This style, adding the Persian suffix -zada which means son (or other male descendants; see other cases in prince), etymologically fits a nawab’s sons, but in actual practice various dynasties established other customs. For example, in Bahawalpur only the nawbab's heir apparent used nawabzada before his personal name, then Khan Abassi , finally Wali Ahad Bahadur (an enhancement of Wali Ehed), while
1085-649: Was Bashirunnisa Begum, a daughter of Nizam Ali Khan , Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar. Viqar-ul-Umra was a member of the Paigah family . The family was hierarchically second to the Nizam of Hyderabad . The family members were staunch loyalists of the Nizam. The family descends from the Rashidun caliph Umar . One of the family's ancestor is the Sufi saint Fariduddin Ganjshakar . Another ancestor Muhammad Abu’l Khair Khan
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1120-577: Was a mansabdar during Mughal emperor Aurangzeb 's reign. During his years as prime minister, he made valuable contributions in the field of education. The education department, the engineering school, the law classes, the legislative Council and the Asafia Library were opened under his prime-ministership. He was the fifth Amir of a noble family, the Paigahs , and was the maternal grandson of Asaf Jah III . Sir Muhammad Fazl ud-din built
1155-454: Was built with a blend of Neo Gothic , Indo-Saracenic and Mughal architecture . A part of the palace houses the U.S. consulate and a part of it is inhabited by his descendants. By c. 1900 , he built scores of monuments, public buildings, Dams, water reservoirs, artificial lakes, and about 21 palaces and mansions in the state of Hyderabad including the palace of Paigah Palace also known as Aiwan-e-Begumpet . Viqar-ul-Umra founded
1190-477: Was his personal title, awarded by the Mughal Government and based on the term nazim as meaning "senior officer". Nazim is still used for a district collector in many parts of India. The term nawab is still technically imprecise, as the title was also awarded to Hindus and Sikhs , as well, and large zamindars and not necessarily to all Muslim rulers. With the decline of that empire, the title, and
1225-540: Was the fourth daughter of Nizam Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Tahniyath Ali Khan and a sister of Nizam Mahboob Ali Khan . After Nawab Viqar-ul-Umra Bahadur was knighted, his wife took the title Lady Viqar-ul-Umra. Their son Sultan-ul-Mulk was born on 3 November 1875. He later became the Amir-i-Paigah-Viqar-ul-Umra (Amir-i-Paigah of Viqar-ul-Umra branch). They also had a daughter – Liaqatunnisa Begum. In 1878, Viqar-ul-Umra married Munirunnisa Begum,
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