Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I

Called Mir Turab Ali Khan with full title Nawab Sir Salar Jung I. Bahadur, Muktiar -ul- Mulk, Suja ud- Daula, GCSI ( born January 2, 1829 in Bijapur, † February 8, 1883 ) was from May 1853 of the sofa Indian Princely State Hyderabad ( Hyderabad = ) and of February 28, 1869 to February 5, 1883 along with Shams ul- Umara, Regent for the minor Nizam Asaf Jah VI. During his tenure, he led, against the resistance of the ruling Muslim upper class, the transition from a completely oriental - despotic administration to an autocratic feudal government with reasonably orderly finances.

Origin

Salar Jung came from a versippten with the ruling house of family. According to tradition, the Klan came from the area between Damascus and Jerusalem, and led his family tree 33 generations to the Sheikh Ovais Karani, a contemporary of Muhammad from Medina back. Ten generations later came an eponymous Shia descendant of Ali Adil Shah to India under (r. 1656-72 ) and settled near Bijapur. Meanwhile, the great-grandson of Muhammed Taki served under Aurangzeb and his successors, by the governor Asaf Jah I, he was appointed garrison commander. The position was entitled Munir -ul- mulk, hereditary. Mir Alam was from 1795 to 1797 and from 1804 to 1808 as chief minister sofa, as Munir ul- Mulk II married one of his daughters. After the death of the father he was even sofa.

Salar father Mohammed Ali Khan died when Salar Jung was a child. After his grandfather Munir ul- Mulk was 1833 II died, he was under the care of his grandmother and Siraj ul- Mulk. He got the usual Muslim nobles under training in classical Persian and Arabic; further knowledge except in the accounting records have not been given him. Basic knowledge of English, he began to acquire the age of 19 years. The family lived in a city palace, the Devan Devdi. In financial matters Salar was also privately successful.

His first post in the government service, he carried out eight months ago, he received 20 - year Talukdar as a district in Telangana. He was under the British Deighton, who brought out the pledged jewels of the Nizam to England a few years.

As Salar Jung age 24, his office as Diwan - succeeding his uncle Siraj ul- Mulk († April 26, 1853 ) - took, he had neither direct access nor influence on the aging ruler of Asaf Jah IV ( 1794-1857 ), However, he won the support of the Resident Colonel Davidson. At this time the government finances were completely shattered.

Divan

The inherent corruption of the traditional Muslim- oriental system of government, with venal offices and court decisions as well as its numerous middlemen in tax collection had brought the country to the brink of bankruptcy. As one of the first actions after taking office was started in 1853 with fiscal accounting. Taxes were now to be paid in money.

Armed robber bands in the country, smaller riots 1855 Arab troops and two attempts to spread the Sepoy Mutiny in Hyderabad, he settled down to make reckless, what Asaf Jah V., GCSI (* 1827), "Our Faithful Ally " of the British was. Salar Jung received Rs 30,000 from the British. In fact, the Nizam showed little interest in the affairs of state, so that in 1859 began the real work of reform. An assassination attempt on March 15, 1859 on the steps of the palace, he was unhurt. The reform measures that put the upper class poor, made ​​him unpopular, but he had gained the confidence of the Nizam, so his resignation was rejected in 1867. Another attack he survived on 27 January 1868.

In the 30 years to 1883, succeeded by 800,000 to increase the state income available to over 31 million HRs, although less than 60 % of the country was under fiscal control of the Minister. A specially appointed Land Commission began creating in 1877 clarify existing rights. Among the most important reforms was the establishment of a financial management and state-owned bank, the payments that had previously been done in the name of the ruler of private bankers ( Sahukar ) took over. The newly formed police and courts ensured a degree of legal certainty. The majority of the people in the country brought his reforms but nothing.

On reception of the Prince of Wales in Bombay (7 May 1876), he participated as regent. The next day he traveled with Husain Sayyed Ali Bilgrami ( Imud ul- Mulk ) - private secretary and minister, who later became his biographer and consultants of Salar Jung III. was - as well as 52 staff, to England. Unofficial political talks with his host, the Duke of Sutherland, did not bring the desired return of Berar. The University of Oxford awarded him an honorary doctorate (DCL ). Queen Victoria granted him an audience on July 3. In 1882 he went to Shimla to prepare for the journey of the young Nizam to England next year.

He fell ill, the only of those who had eaten from a tin of oysters and died soon after, suggesting that he had been poisoned. The official cause of death cholera was announced. Buried without grave, he was, as usual, in his family, in the Daira Mir Mornin from Hyderabad. His son and immediate successor Salar Jung II followed him there as well.

Landlordism

The land ownership as a jagir over 333 villages across the country made ​​the Klan, according to the ruler, the second largest landowner. At 3834 km ² is dominated 1901 180150 people. From the six taluks: Kosgi, Gulbarga, Ajanta (Aurangabad Division ), Koppal and Yelbarga ( Raichur ), Dundgal ( Medak ), and Raigir ( Nalgonda ), HR 82000 was herausgpresst.

Children

  • I Sadut Ali Khan
  • Two daughters
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