Afzal-ud-Daulah
Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V 'Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Siddiqi' was the fifth Nizam of Hyderabad, India, from 1857 to 1869.
Realm
Asaf Jah V's realm was divided into five subahs and sixteen districts; each subah was headed by a Subedar, Each Fort by a Qiladar and each district by a Taluqdar.Developmental reforms
Hyderabad Medical School
He set up the Hyderabad Medical School in 1846 which later came to be known as Osmania Medical College.Rubath for pilgrims of [Hyderabad State]
The Nizam's Rubath is an accommodation building in city of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, purchased by the 5th Nizam for the people of Hyderabad State travelling for their Holy pilgrimage. It initially consisted of 42 buildings, but with the expansion of the Grand Mosque, only three buildings remain.Other reforms
Other 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.
During the regime of the Nizam V- Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan Siddiqi, Dar-ul-Uloom, the first regular educational institution of Hyderabad, was set up in 1854.
Personal life
Asaf Jah V was the eldest son of Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV and his wife Dilawar-un-Nisa Begum.;Consorts
He was married three times, firstly to Mahbub Begum, secondly to Hussaini Begum, and thirdly to Allah Rakhi Begum.
;Sons
- A son – with Mahbub Begum;
- Hifazat Ali Khan – with Hussaini Begum;
- Mahboob Ali Khan – with Allah Rakhi Begum;
- Hussain-un-Nisa Begum, married on 29 May 1859 to Khurshid Jah Muhammad Muhi-ud-Din Khan Bahadur Tegh Jang;
- Parvarish-un-Nnisa Begum, married on 28 November 1869 to Nawab Bashir ud-Daulah Asman Jah Bahadur, son of Sultan-ud-Din Khan;
- Siraj-un-Nisa Begum, betrothed on 15 November 1877 and married on 19 January 1879 to Vazier Ali Pasha;
- Jahandar-un-Nisa Begum, married to Iqbal-ud-Daulah Viqar-ul-Umara;