Friday, June 11, 2010

All About the Last Nizam of Hyderabad (Nizam of 1948)

    The Nizam of Hyderabad was one of a kind, with a name as large as his realm:
        Rustum-i-Dauran,
        Arustu-i-Zeman,
        Wal Mamalik,
        Asif Jah,
        Nawab Mir Osman,
        Alikhar Banadur,
        MaSAFRUL Mulk Nizam Al-Mulk,
        Sipah Solar,
        Fateh Jang,
        His Exalted Highness,
        Most Faithful Ally of the British Crown.
            
    It was bigger than he was: 90 pounds, five foot three inches. And it was in better condition than his teeth, long since rotted to brownish fangs by chewing betel nuts.