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As Nizam Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII of Hyderabad was not confident of Azam Jah as a worthy and competent ruler, thus he passed the royal title in favour of Sahebzada Mir Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah, who was the eldest son of Azam Jah. Barkat Ali Khan remains the present successor to the royal throne of Hyderabad. The youngest son of Prince Azam Jah of Berar was Sahebzada Mir Karamat Ali Khan Muffakham Jah. Azam Jah lived in a palace at Bella Vista in Hyderabad, near Hussain Sagar. Titles of Azam Jah Azam Jah, the titular Prince of Berar held many titles, which are mentioned as follows- * Second Wali Ahad Nawab Mir Himayat Ali Khan Bahadur (1907- 1911) * Wali Ahad Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat Ali Khan Bahadur (1911- 1936) * Major His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Prince of Berar (1936- 1937) * General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Himayat 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Prince of Berar (1937- 1943) * General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Himayat Ali Khan Bahadur, Prince of Berar, GBE (1943- 1945) * General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Himayat Ali Khan Bahadur, Prince of Berar, GBE, MSM (1945- 1946) * General His Highness Azam Jah, Walashan Sahebzada Nawab Mir Sir Himayat Ali Khan Bahadur, Prince of Berar, GCIE, GBE, MSM (1946- 1970) Honours of Azam Jah The Indian Prince Azam Jah was honoured a number of times by the British administration, such as- * King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (1935) * King George VI Coronation Medal (1937) * Nizam Silver Jubilee Medal (1937) * Tunis Victory Medal (1942) * Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire- GBE (1943) * Defence Medal (1945) * British War Medal (1945) * Hyderabad War Medal (1945) * Meritorious Service Medal- MSM (1945) * Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire- GCIE (1946) |
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