Coronation 1857 Name Afzal Asaf | House Nizam of Hyderabad | |
Reign 16 May 1857 - 26 February 1869 Predecessor Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV Successor Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI Born 11 October 1827
Gufran Manzil, Hyderabad State, British India ( 1827-10-11 ) Burial Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad Spouse Sahebzadi Mahboob Begum
Sahebzadi Allah Rakhi Begum
Sahebzadi Hussaini Begum Saheba Died February 26, 1869, Hyderabad Parents Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV Children Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI Grandchildren Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII Grandparents Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III | ||
Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi (11 October 1827 – 26 February 1869) was the ruling Nizam of Hyderabad, India, from 1857 to 1869.
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. 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.
Asaf Jah V was the eldest son of Naser ud Daula Mir Farqunda Ali Khan Asaf Jah IV and his wife Sahebzadi Dialwar unisa Begum Saheba. He was married three times, first to Sahebzadi Mahboob Begum Saheba, second to Sahebzadi Allah Rakhi Begum and third to Sahebzadi Hussaini Begum Saheba, and sired four sons and six daughters. He died at Hyderabad on 26 February 1869, and was buried at the Mecca Masjid mosque.