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| pre-nominals = Asaf Jah V<br/>[[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam-ul-Mulk]]<br/>Afzal ud-Daula<br/>[[Nawab]]<br />
| name = Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur<br />
| post-nominals = 5th [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[GCSI]]<br />
| image = Afzal ud-Daula.jpg <br />
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| succession = 5th [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]<br />
| reign = 16 May 1857 – 26 February 1869<br />
| coronation = 1857<br />
| investiture =<br />
| predecessor = [[Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV]]<br />
| successor = [[Mahboob Ali Khan|Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Siddiqi, Asaf Jah VI]]<br />
| spouse = Sahebzadi Mahboob Begum<br>Sahebzadi Allah Rakhi Begum<br>Sahebzadi Hussaini Begum<br />
| issue = [[Asaf Jah VI]]<br />
| full name = Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan Siddiqi<br />
| house = [[Asaf Jahi]]<br />
| father = [[Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV]]<br />
| mother = Sahebzadi Dilawar unisa Begum Saheba<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1827|10|11|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Gufran Manzil, [[Hyderabad State]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1869|02|26|1827|10|11|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
| burial_date = <br />
| burial_place = [[Mecca Masjid]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]<br />
| religion = [[Islam]]<br />
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'''Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V''' '''Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan Siddiqi''' (11 October 1827 – 26 February 1869) was the ruling [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad state|Hyderabad]], India, from 1857 to 1869.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Modern_Hyderabad_(Deccan)/Chapter_3|title=Modern Hyderabad (Deccan)|last=Law|first=John|pages=25–27}}</ref><br />
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==Realm==<br />
Asaf Jah V's realm was divided into five [[Subah (province)|subahs]] and sixteen districts; each subah was headed by a [[Subedar]] and each district by a [[Taluqdar]].<br />
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==Developmental reforms==<br />
===Hyderabad Medical School===<br />
He set up the Hyderabad Medical School HMS in 1846 which later came to be known as [[Osmania Medical College]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shahzore |first1=Dr Mohammed Najeeb |title=Chloroform & how modern medicine came to Hyderabad |url=https://www.asianage.com/opinion/oped/050720/chloroform-how-modern-medicine-came-to-hyderabad.html| work=The Asian Age |date=5 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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===Rubath for pilgrims of [[Hyderabad State]]===<br />
{{Main|Nizam's Rubath}}<br />
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The '''Nizam's Rubath''' is an accommodation building purchased by the 5th [[Nizam]] for the people of [[Hyderabad State]] coming to the Holy pilgrimage (Hajj) to city of [[Mecca]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hajj 2018: Draw for free accommodation at Nizam Rubath today in Hyderabad, Telangana |url=http://www.ummid.com/news/2018/April/10.04.2018/haj-2018-draw-for-free-accomodation-at-nizam-rubat-today.html |publisher=ummid |language=English |date=April 10, 2018}}</ref><br />
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It initially consisted of 42 buildings, but with the expansion of the Grand Mosque, only three buildings remain.<br />
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===Other reforms===<br />
Other reforms during his reign, by his [[Prime Minister]] [[Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I|Salar Jung]], included the establishment of a governmental central [[treasury]] in 1855.<br />
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Asaf Jah V reformed the Hyderabad revenue and [[Judiciary|judicial system]]s, instituted a [[postal service]] and constructed the first [[Railway|rail]] and [[Telegraphy|telegraph]] networks. In 1861 he was awarded the [[Order of the Star of India|Star of India]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Modern_Hyderabad_(Deccan)/|title=Modern Hyderabad (Deccan)|last=Law|first=John|pages=34–37}}</ref><br />
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During the regime of the Nizam V- Mir Tahniyath Ali Khan Siddiqi (Afzal-ud-Dawlah), '''Dar-ul-Uloom''', the first regular educational institution of Hyderabad, was set up in 1854.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/osmania-university-first-to-teach-in-blend-of-urdu-amp-english/articleshow/57366802.cms|title=Osmania University first to teach in blend of Urdu and English}}</ref>{{better source|date=February 2021}}<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Asaf Jah V was the ''eldest son'' of [[Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV]] (Mir Farqunda Ali Khan) and his wife Sahebzadi Dilawar unnisa Begum Saheba. <br />
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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.{{cn|date=February 2021}}<br />
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==Death==<br />
He died at Hyderabad on 26 February 1869, after a reign of just 12 years and was buried at the [[Mecca Masjid]] mosque.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://unacademy.com/lesson/nasir-ud-daula-afzal-ud-daula/8QL61NKA | title=Nasir-ud-Daula & Afzal-ud-daula &#124; Telangana History: From Nizam's to Integration into Indian Union}}</ref><br />
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==Style and titles==<br />
''[[His Highness]]'' Sir Nizam-ul-Mulk, Afzal ad-Dawlah, Nawab Farooqi Mir Tahniat Ali Khan Bahadur, Asaf Jah V, [[GCSI]], Nizam of Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asaf Jahis (1724-1948) |url=https://www.telangana.gov.in/about/history |accessdate=21 September 2019}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV]]<br />
*[[Mahboob Ali Khan|Mahboob Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]]<br />
*[[Hyderabad State|Kingdom of Hyderabad]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYh2ZE53fjI&list=PLA531FC1B6BE51FAD&index=9&ab_channel=aijazfarruq About Afzal-ud-Daulah, Asaf Jah 5]<br />
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