Viqar-ul-Umra

Nawab Iqbal ud- Daula Viqar ul- Umara Bahadur ( born August 13, 1856 in Hyderabad, † February 15, 1902 ), was nobleman of the Indian princely state of Hyderabad. At the time of Asaf Jah VI. Member of the Privy Council and from 1893 to 1901 sofa.

Journey

Viqar ul- Umara ( II ) was the son of Rafid ud- Din ( † 1877; . = Fazal ud- Din co-regent for the underage Nizam from 1869) from the younger branch of the sons of Shams ul- Umara ( Diwan 1848/49, = Amir -i - Kabir I. ). The Klan was, according to the ruler, the second largest landowner ( Paigah obligated to military service ) in the country. Traditionally, the family presented the supreme commander of the troops of the Principality. His brothers Khurshid Jah and the cousin Asman Jah held in the 1890s also the highest public offices. He was, as his cousin Asman Jah - with whom he had quarreled - with a daughter of Asaf Jah V., Jahandar un - Nissa Begum, married. He had two sons, the elder Mukhtar ud-Din Khan Sultan ul- Mulk also later held, ministerial posts.

Following the resignation of his predecessor, he was first employed to sample as sofa. He remained until 1901 then in office. It was based on the implementation of minimum democratic reforms, an appointed Legislative Council had an advisory function, which he chaired ex officio, created in 1893. During his tenure, he was a constant companion of the ruler.

Representation

He let the gorgeous but tastefully designed Falaknuma Palace built 1884-1893 to 1.2 km ². Asaf Jah VI. acquired the on a hill outside the capital located building in 1895 to make it initially to use as a guesthouse. Then let Viqar south of the old family palace in the same style grow. Another complex was created for Viqar ul- Umara in the suburb Begumpet (towards Secunderabad ). There, a mosque was built by a Spanish model in the Saracenic style in 1906 yet.

For high-level visits, he often organized the "sport " of a tiger hunt.

From the British side, he was knighted and received in 1900 the Kaisar -i - Hind Medal.

Literature and sources

• Lethbridge, Roper: Golden Book of India. 1893, p 569

• Politicians (India)
• Hyderabad ( State )
• Indian
• Born in 1856
• Died in 1902
• Man