Richest Indian Ever...
By Mushy_Mush •
Mir Osman Ali Khan
Net Worth: $230 billion
The last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad is the richest Indian ever. He ruled
Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948, until it was merged into India.
During his days as Nizam, he was reputed to be the richest man in the world, having a
fortune estimated at $2 billion in the early 1940s.
His treasury was worth 100 milion pounds of gold and silver bullion, and 400 million pounds of
jewels. A rare Jacob diamond, valued at around 100 million pounds was used by the Nizam as a paperweight!
He is ranked 6th on the list of World's Richest people ever.
the kohinoor diamond gifted to british queen by nizam
at partition of india and pakistan nizam gave the money and gold to both countrys
he use to send the charity to saudi arab
he was the first man to use the telephone, maxines nd news paper was printed in hyderabad in asian countries.
mir osman ali khan was the 7th nizam of deccan state
his son mukaram jah is still alive
he ruled hyderabad free education and free medical.
even now 300 million ponds is in the bank of british for which india and pakistan fighting
hahahah....
thanks molten & mushy 4 bring out some facts.
molten if u call only then they 'll come nobody 'll come uninvited it looks like ur favouring ur Nizam.
MM, Much thanks for your informative input , plus it is well balanced , high regards for Nizam & you.
It's a costliest mistake of the life to get lured by any politician .......... ........
R2R , Often beautiful women just won't stop coming to a place where there are already enough of them.
He created a record when he responded to the call of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1965. The PM visited Hyderabad and requested the Nizam to contribute generously to the National Defence Fund, set up in the wake of the Indo-Chinese skirmish. Without a second thought, Mir Osman Ali announced that he would contribute FIVE TONS of gold to augment the war fund.
Now here is another shade of the Nizam..
He knitted his own socks, wore the same patched clothes for months and cadged cigarettes from his guests. Women were his real weakness. His collection of beautiful concubines lived happily, it is said, in strict purdah, kept in complete isolation from all men - except the Nizam.(He sure was colorful...lol)
He was minted yet miserly, and left a family feuding over his fortune.
Saari Zindagi Lagadi tune maal kamaane mei , Ae Insaan!
Magar tu ye bhool gaya, Na Kafan mei Jeb hote hai na Qabar mei Almaari..
R2 ,oh colorfool,some indian rulers had bad name 4 their shady private lives.
@saka-mental it's about the Nizam not a dog-tail like u. If u know noyhing about the topic better move 2 next door.
hey barking mental-sakaera-dog...is it necessary that you poke your LUNKU in every thread and give unnecessary comments or irrelevant comments ?
Proud to be hyderabadi
Politics may be , hope some Indians can tell us more about the colorful rulers of India .
Where are our princes & princessess now ? ....................