The Jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad State are among the largest and most expensive collection of jewels in present-day India. The jewels belonged to the Nizams, rulers of Hyderabad State. After the
A decorative crown for the Nizam's of Hyderabad
A crown that forms part of the Jewels
A decorative crown with studded Emeralds
A decorative crown for the Nizam's of Hyderabad
Mir Osman Ali Khan
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Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII was the last Nizam of Hyderabad State, the largest state in the erstwhile British Indian Empire. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of 25 and ruled t
Jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad
…time. In 1995, the Indian government bought the jewels for ₹218 crore (about US$70 million) many years after the death of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, in 1967. The government tried to buy the collection for a mere amount of $25 million. Fifteen years later, India's Supreme Court finally fixed a price…
Official portrait, 1911
The Nizam when he ascended the throne at 25 years of age
The Nizam pays homage to King George and Queen Mary at the Delhi Durbar, December 1911
The Nizam with the Al-Quaiti royal family