Afzal-ud-Daulah

Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Siddiqi (11 October 1827 – 26 February 1869) was the eighth 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 and each district by a Taluqdar.

Hyderabad Medical School
He set up the Hyderabad Medical School (HMS) 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 purchased by the 5th Nizam for the people of Hyderabad State travelling for their Holy pilgrimage (Hajj) to city of Mecca. 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 (Afzal-ud-Dawlah), 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 (Mir Farqunda Ali Khan) and his wife Dilawar-un-Nisa Begum (buried in Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad).

He was married three times, firstly to Mahbub Begum, secondly to Hussaini Begum, and thirdly to Allah Rakhi Begum.
 * Consorts


 * Sons
 * A son (7 June 1858 – 23 September 1858) – with Mahbub Begum;
 * Hifazat Ali Khan (2 May 1860 – 8 September 1861, buried near the tomb of Barhana Shah) – with Hussaini Begum;
 * Mahboob Ali Khan (17 August 1866 – 29 August 1911) – with Allah Rakhi Begum;


 * Daughters
 * 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;

Death
He died in Hyderabad on 26 February 1869, after a reign of just 12 years and was buried at the Mecca Masjid mosque.

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