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{{Short description|Noble family in the senior aristocracy of Hyderabad State}}
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{{Infobox family
| name = [[Dynasty|House]] of [[Paigah family|Paigah]]
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| type = [[Noble family]]
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| founder = [[Nawab Abu'l Fateh Khan]]
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| dissolution = {{End date|df=yes|1948}}
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| titles = Shams ul-Umara.
Amir-i-Kabir.
Bahadur.
Imam Jang.
Umdat-ud-Daula.
Umdat-ul-Mulk.
Namwar Jang.
Umdat-ul-Mulk.
Shams-ud-Daula.
Shams-ul-Mulk.
Amir-i-Akbar.
Azam-ul-Umara.
Rifa’at Jang.
Inayat Jang.
Waliyat Jang.
Viqar ul-Umara.
Iqtaidar ul-Mulk.
Iqtaidar ud-Daula.
Secundar Jang.
Sultan ul-Mulk.
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| members = [[Asman Jah]] and his son [[Moin-ud-Daula Bahadur Asman Jah]], Zahir Yar Jung [[Viqar-ul-Umra]] and his son Sultan ul Mulk Khursheed Jah
| other_families = [[Asaf Jahi dynasty]]<br/>[[Salar Jung family]]<br/>[[Pataudi family]]<br/>[[Talpur dynasty]]<br/>[[Qu'aiti|Qu'aiti Sultanate]]
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| properties = [[Devdi Iqbal ud-Dowla]] [[Asman Garh Palace]] [[Paigah Tombs]] [[Paigah Palace]] [[Vikhar Manzil]]
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'''Paigah family''' was a [[Nobility|noble]] family from the former [[Hyderabad State]].<ref name="Faruqui">{{cite journal|title= At Empire's End: The Nizam, Hyderabad and Eighteenth-Century India|url= http://www.jstor.org/stable/20488070|last= Faruqui|first=Munsid. D|journal= Modern Asian Studies|page=22|year=2009|volume=43|number=1|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|doi= 10.1017/S0026749X07003290|jstor= 20488070|s2cid= 146592706|access-date=24 August 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The family maintained their own court, individual palaces, and a standing army of about fourteen thousand infantry and cavalry troops.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/bhopal14 |title=bhopal14}}</ref>

== History ==
The word ''Paigah'', which means pomp and rank in [[Persian language|Persian]], was a title given by the [[Asaf Jah II|second]] [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] to [[Nawab Abu'l Fateh Khan|Nawab Abu'l Fateh Khan Tegh Jung Bahadur]] in appreciation of the royal services rendered by him. (According to many scholars, the first half of the word "Pai" refers to "Foot" and the remaining half "Gah" refers to "the place to rest on.") The Paigahs were known to be close to the Nizams and were the army Chieftains. They were also reported to have a marital alliance with Asaf Jahi Family. Many Paigah men married the women of the Nizam's family.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ghosh|first=Mainak|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hyTMDwAAQBAJ&dq=Khursheed+Jah+Devdi&pg=PA508 |title=
Perception, Design and Ecology of the Built Environment A Focus on the Global South|date=2020 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |isbn=978-3-030-25879-5 |language=en}}</ref> Nawab Abu'l Fateh Khan Tegh Jung Bahadur was also conferred with the titles of ''Shams-ul-Umra'' ("The Sun among Nobles"), ''Shams-ul-Mulk'', and ''Shams-ud-Daula''. He became the founder of the Paigah family.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/the-paigahs-necropolis/article22481683.ece|title=The Paigah's necropolis|last=Safvi|first=Rana|date=2018-01-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-07-22|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DhYjiciXlwwC&pg=PA83|title=The Days of the Beloved|last1=Lynton|first1=Harriet Ronken|last2=Rajan|first2=Mohini|date=1974|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520024427|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Rangan">{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Rangan |title=Explore one of Hyderabad's hidden gems — the majestic Paigah tombs |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/places/explore-one-of-hyderabads-hidden-gems-the-majestic-paigah-tombs/cid/2036537 |access-date=30 August 2024 |agency=My Kolkata |publisher=The Telegraph}}</ref>

Shaikh Muhammad Bahauddin, who was Governor of [[Shikohabad]] under [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]], was the twelfth direct descendant of Shaikh [[Fariduddin Ganjshakar]], a saint of the [[Indian subcontinent]] (now in [[Punjab, Pakistan]]). His ancestor had migrated from [[Lahore|Lahore, Punjab]] to Shikohabad in the reign of Jalaluddin Akbar.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Cotton |first1=James Sutherland |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wBq2AAAAIAAJ&dq=abul+khair+khan+hyderabad&pg=PA315 |title=Imperial Gazetteer of India ... |last2=Burn |first2=Sir Richard |last3=Meyer |first3=William |date=1908 |publisher=Clarendon Press |language=en}}</ref>

Abul Khair Khan, son of Shaikh Muhammad Bahauddin, was in the service of Mughal Emperor [[Muhammad Shah]]. During this time, he was bestowed the title of ''Khan Bahadur''. His statesmanship was noticed by [[Asaf Jah I|Nizam-ul-Mulk]] (the then Prime Minister of Mughal, and later founder of [[Asaf Jahi dynasty]] and known as Nizam I) and was appointed as Deputy Governor of [[Malwa]] and [[Khandesh]]. He joined Nizam on his way to [[Deccan]] and accompanied him in the battles against [[Maratha]]. During Nizam I's campaign to [[Delhi]] in the process to negotiate and stop [[Nadir Shah]], Khan safeguarded his Nizamat in Deccan and overthrow rebellion by his son Salabat Jung. During his career under Nizam I, he was appointed as ''Qila Dar'' of [[Dhar]] (1724), ''Faujdar'' of [[Mandu, Madhya Pradesh|Nabinagar, Mandu]] (1724), and later elevated up to ''Naib Subadar''-Deputy Governor [[Khandesh]] and [[Aurangabad]]. He died in 1752 and was buried in Burhanpur. His titles are ''Khan Bahadur'', ''Shamsher Bahadur'', and ''Imam Jang I''.

Abul Khair Khan had two sons. The elder son, Abul Barakat Khan Imam Jung II, was shot to death during the lifetime of his father while inspecting the fort near [[Poona]], which was captured from Maratha; he is buried in [[Burhanpur]]. His second son, [[Nawab Abu'l Fateh Khan|Abul Fateh Khan]], joined the services of [[Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II|Nizam II]]. Regarded as the head of Paigah family,<ref name="Mudiraj">{{cite book|title=Pictorial Hyderabad|volume=1|url=https://archive.org/stream/bhopal14/212129_Pictorial_Hyderabad#page/n87/mode/2up|pages=45–50|last=Mudiraj|first=Krishna Swamy K.|year=1929|publisher=Read Book (2006)|isbn=9781846643651|access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref> he was appointed to a mansab of 7,000 zat and 5000, sowar 1777, prom. to 9,000 sowars and a Paigah contingent of 12,000 troops in 1781 and received the Naubat, Naqara, and [[Mahi Maratib]] (ensigns of royalty). He constructed Nai Haveli in 1201H (1782 AD). He died at Pongel while on his way to face [[Tipu Sultan]] during the 2nd Mysore War on 1 January 1791. He is interred at [[Paigah Tombs]] beside the [[dargah]] of Beranashah Saheb. His titles at the time of his death were: Abul Fateh Khan, Abul Khair Khan II, Tegh Jung, Shums-ud-Dowlah, Shums-ul-Mulk, and Shams-ul-Umara I. He was survived by his son [[Shams-ul-Umra I]] and daughter Bibi Najeeba. He commanded the Battle of Udgir (1760 AD) against Balaji Baji Rao Peshwa III, accompanied Nizam Ali Khan Asaf Jah II in all his campaigns, commanded the Campaign Adoni against Tipu Sultan (1200 H (1781 AD)), and the Battle of Nirmal (1783 AD) against Ehtasham Jung (Zafar ud Dowla Dhaunsa).

After Abul Fateh died, his son Fakhruddin Khan inherited the estates and titles. He was given the title ''Amir-e-Kabir'', which meant Head of the Nobles. He also married the daughter of [[Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II]] Sahebzadi Bashirunissa Begum in 1797. Thus began the tradition of marrying Nizam's daughters to young men of the Paigah family.

Fakhruddin Khan's grandson through his third son was [[Nawab Asman Jah Bahadur|Sir Asman Jah]]. Jah had one son [[Moin-Ud-Dowlah Bahadur Asman Jah]] who sired 14 sons and 7 daughters. Fakhruddin Khan's fourth son Rasheeduddin Khan had two sons, [[Viqar-ul-Umra]] and Khurshid Jah.<ref name=":0" />

Nawab Mohammed '''Iqbaluddin Khan''', son of [[Moin-Ud-Daula Bahadur]] was married to '''Sahebzadi Ahmed Unisa Begum''', whose maternal grandfather was H.H [[Mahboob Ali Khan]] and paternal grandfather was Sultan ul-Mulk, Viqar-ul-Umrahi Iqtidar ud-Daula. He had 2 sons and 2 daughters, one of whom was Sahebzade Nawab Muhammed Hyder Uddin Khan [''Hyder Nawab'']. He was given this name by his uncle [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]] and was the owner of [[Chiraan Fort Palace]], the other half of [[Paigah Palace]].

Bashir Yar Jung, a grandson of [[Viqar-ul-Umra]], married Saleha Sultan, the daughter of [[Sajida Sultan]] and [[Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi]]. Their son [[Saad Bin Jung]] is a member of the Paigah family as well as [[Pataudi family|Pataudi Royal Family]].[[File:Paigah Tombs (7).jpg|thumb|Tomb of Abu'l Fateh Khan]]
[[File:Rafi Uddin Khan.jpg|thumb|Rafiuddin Khan Shams-ul-Umra, II Prime Minister of Hyderabad]]

== Family and [[Emir|Amir]]s ==
Upon the death of [[Shams-ul-Umra I|Fakhruddin Khan Shams-ul-Umra I]], the Paigah estate was divided between his two surviving sons: Rafiuddin Khan (d.1877) and Rashiduddin Khan (d.1881). Rafiuddin Khan's titles at the time of his death were: Abul Khair Khan IV, Namwar Jung, Umdat-ud-Doula, Shums-ud-Doula, Umdat-ul-Mulk, Shums-ul-Umara III, Amir-e-Kabir II. Rashiduddin Khan's titles at the time of his death were: Abul Khair Khan V, Bahadur Jung, Iqtidar-ud-Doula, Shums-ud-Doula, Iqtidar-ul-Mulk, Shums-ul-Mulk, Shums-ul-Umara IV, Viqar-ul-Umara I, Amir-e-Kabir III.
[[File:The Young Nizam Mehboob Ali Khan of Hyderabad, With Attendants, 1870s.jpg|thumb|Imam Jung, Narendar Pesckar, Salar Jung I, HH Nizam Mir Mehboob Ali Khan, Nawab Rasheeduddin Khan Amir e Kabir III, Bashir-Ud-Dowla Bahadur (Nawab Sir Asman Jah Bahadur), Sir Vicar-Ul-Umra Bahadur II]]

When Rafiuddin Khan died in 1877, his Paigah estate was inherited by his two adopted sons - Sabaqat Jung (1839–1880) and [[Asman Jah|Sir Asman Jah]] (1840–1898). However, when Sabaqat Jung died in 1880 without issue, his portion of the Paigah estate was divided into three parts and allocated between his younger brother Sir Asman Jah and his cousins Sir Khurshid Jah and [[Viqar-ul-Umra|Sir Viqar-ul-Umra]]. When Rashiduddin Khan died in 1881, his share of the Paigah estate was divided between his two sons Sir Khurshid Jah Bahadur (1841–1902) and Sir Viqar-ul-Umara Bahadur II (1856–1902). It was decided during this period that there would be no further divisions of the three estates. The Paigah estates were henceforth known as the Asman Jahi Paigah, Khursheed Jahi Paigah, and Viqar-ul-Umarahi Paigah.

Each of the three branches has its own Amir, appointed by the Nizam entirely at his own discretion. Preference was given to individuals whose mothers were daughters of the Nizam, provided that they were fit for the post, regardless of other seniority factors such as age. The newly appointed Amir would inherit the entire jaagir of the previous Amir and would be the ceremonial head of that branch of the Paigah family. The Nizam also had the authority to appoint one Amir from among the three Paigah Amirs to hold the honorary morchal (standard) behind the Nizam during Durbar.

According to the census of 1901, the three Paigah Estates in the Hyderabad State comprised 23 taluks dispersed over the districts of Bidar, Nander, Osmanabad, Gulbarga, Medak, Atraf-i-Balda, and Nizamabad, and a few scattered villages in Aurangabad, Warangal, Mahbubnagar, and Nalgonda, encompassing 1,273 villages, covering 4,134 square miles, over a population of 774,411 (The Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. 1, 1909).<ref>{{cite web |title=Heritage In Stone: The Timeless Architecture of Hyderabad’s Paigah Nobility
|url=https://www.outlooktraveller.com/experiences/heritage/heritage-in-stone-the-timeless-architecture-of-hyderabads-paigah-nobility |website=Outlooktraveller.com}}</ref>
[[File:AsmanGharPalast Hyderabad-Mallapet ca1900.jpeg|thumb|Asman Ghar Palace]]
[[File:The interior of Bashir-bagh Palace, Hyderabad, India.JPG|thumb|The interior of Bashir-bagh Palace]]
[[File:Sir Asman Jah.jpg|thumb|'''Sir Asman Jah Fancy dress party''' ]][[File:H.E The Nawab Sir Asman Jah Bahadur, K.C.I.E.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Asman Jah|Basheer-ud-Dowla Asman Jah]]]]
[[File:Sir Viqar-ul-Umra.jpg|thumb|[[Viqar-ul-Umra|Sir Viqar-ul-Umra]]]][[File:Interiors, Falaknuma Palace - 1.jpg|thumb| Falaknuma Palace]]
[[File:Falaknuma Palace 01.jpg|thumb|upright 1.5|The [[Falaknuma Palace]] in [[Hyderabad]]]]
[[File:Hyderabad, palazzo abbandonato khursheed jah devdi 01.jpg|thumb| [[Khursheed Jah Devdi]]]]

==Family tree==
*[[Nawab Asman Jah Bahadur|Asman Jah, Amir e Akbar, Nawab Sir Muhammad Mazhar ud-din Khan Bahadur]], son of Nawab Sultanuddin Khan (served as [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad]])
*Amir-e-Paigah-e-Asman Jahi, [[Moin-ud-Daula Bahadur Asman Jah Innayat Jung]], Nawab Muhammad Moin uddin Khan Bahadur
*[[Viqar-ul-Umra|Viqar ul Umra II, Iqtedar-ul-Mulk, Iqbal-ud-Dowla, Sikandar Jung Amir e Paigah, Nawab Sir Muhammad Fazl ud-din Khan Bahadur]] (served as [[Prime Minister of Hyderabad]] - 1893 to 1901).
*Nawab Fareed Nawaz Jung Bahadur<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathews |first=Sarah |date=2026-04-07 |title=The wilful destruction of Hyderabad's heritage: Chiran Fort is in peril |url=https://www.siasat.com/the-wilful-destruction-of-hyderabads-heritage-chiran-fort-is-in-peril-3448178/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en}}</ref> (third son of Nawab Sultan ul Mulk), married Princess Sahibzadi Ghous unnisa Begum (daughter of [[Mir Mahboob Ali Khan]] Asaf Jah VI Nizam). Their daughter Sahebzadi Ahmed unnisa Begum was a member of both Nizam and Paigah families.
*[[Saad Bin Jung|Nawabzada Muhammad Saad Bin Jung]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/saads-jung/article3894869.ece|title = Saad's Jung|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 14 September 2012|last1 = Borah|first1 = Prabalika M.}}</ref>

==Relationship with the Nizams==
The bond between the [[Nizam]]s and the Paigah nobility strengthened with the marriage of Abul Fatah Khan's son Fakhruddin Khan with the daughter of [[Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II]], Sahebzadi Bashirunissa Begum in 1797. Henceforth, Fakhruddin Khan's descendants married daughters of other [[Nizam]]s and consequently, in protocol, the Paigahs were considered next only to the Nizams. The ''Paigah jagir'' was the largest in the state, second only to the Nizam.

The Paigah nobility, being sons-in-law and brothers-in-law to the Nizams, were to a certain extent ''above the law''. The local police and courts did not have personal or [[in rem jurisdiction]] over their persons or property. They were subject only to the jurisdiction of the Nizam.

== Tombs ==
{{Main|Paigah Tombs}}
The [[Paigah Tombs]] are the tombs belonging to the nobility of Paigah family. They were constructed over a period of time during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. They are located in the [[Santoshnagar]] locality of [[Hyderabad]]. The tombs are made of lime and mortar with beautiful inlaid marble carvings.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/the-paigah-tombs-the-lime-and-mortar-wonders/article19271266.ece|title=The Paigah Tombs: The lime and mortar wonders|last=Sripada|first=Krishna|date=2017-07-13|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Places Named after the Paigah family ==
[[Vikarabad]], a town in Telangana, is named after [[Viqar-ul-Umra|H.E Viqar-ul-Umra]], and the town of [[Shamshabad]], which houses the [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]], is also named after The Shams-ul-umra family. [[Moinabad, Ranga Reddy district|Moinabad]] was named after [[Nawab Moin-Ud-Daula Bahadur Asman Jahi]]. The area of [[Begumpet]] was gifted to the Paigah family, when Abul Fateh Khan's son Fakhr uddin Khan married the daughter of [[Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II]] Sahebzadi Bashirunissa Begum. [[Basheerbagh]] is named after [[Asman Jah|H E Sir Asman Jah Bahadur Basheer ud Daula]]. [[Begumpet]], shaikpet orignally Jahandar Bagh Named after Lady Viqar-ul-Umra wife of [[Viqar-ul-Umra]] daughter of [[Afzal-ud-Daulah]] the Vth Nizam of hyderabad, Rashidguda Named aftre Rashid Uddin Khan,

[[Zaheerabad]] in Telangana is named after Nawab Zahir Yar Jung, Amir e Paigah Asman Jah.

==Paigah Deodis and Estate==
The Paigah noblemen were known for their residences, usually known as ''[[Devdi]]s''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gounesco.com/devdis-forgotten-heritage/|title=Forgotten Heritage: The Devdis of Hyderabad - Go UNESCO {{!}} GoUNESCO|website=www.gounesco.com|date=2 February 2017|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-05}}</ref> [[Bashir Bagh Palace]] belonged to [[Sir Asman Jah]], a Paigah Amir and Prime Minister of Hyderabad (1887–1893). [[Sir Vicar-ul-Umra]], the Paigah Amir and the then prime minister of Hyderabad state 1894–1901 (also officiated as prime minister in 1893) presented [[Falaknuma palace]] in 1897, easily one of the most opulent palaces in the country, to the sixth Nizam, [[Mir Mahbub Ali Khan]]. after the annexation of [[Hyderabad State]] into india the paigah estate became one of the biggest high profile and longest running civil suit for an estate in the country known as C.S 7 of 1958<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vamshidhar |first=Vujjini |date=2023-01-15 |title=Two-member panel to look into all Asman Jah Paigah pending cases {{!}} Two-member panel to look into all Asman Jah Paigah pending cases |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/140123/two-member-panel-to-look-into-all-asman-jah-paigah-pending-cases.html |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref> and C.S 14 of 1958<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivas |first=N. Vamsi |date=2022-09-28 |title=Telangana HC special bench to hear CS 14 land cases on daily basis {{!}} Telangana HC special bench to hear CS 14 land cases on daily basis |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/280922/telangana-hc-special-bench-to-hear-cs-14-land-cases-on-daily-basis.html |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref> 20,000 to 30,000 of acres of lands and jewellery worth millions<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-04-16 |title=From royal vaults to courtrooms: The never-ending saga of Paigah jewels |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/from-royal-vaults-to-courtrooms-the-never-ending-saga-of-paigah-jewels/articleshow/130292917.cms |access-date=2026-04-30 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Other important Paigah Palaces were:

*[[Asman Garh Palace]]
*[[Paigah Palace]]
*[[Khursheed Jah Devdi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/devdi-khurshid-jah-state-dilapidation-389976/|title=Devdi Khurshid Jah in a state of dilapidation {{!}} The Siasat Daily|website=archive.siasat.com|date=12 January 2013 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/khursheed-jah-devdi-cries-for-attention/article6215239.ece|title=Khursheed Jah Devdi cries for attention|last=Khan|first=Asif Yar|date=2014-07-16|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-07-22|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*[[Vikhar Manzil]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/mp/2004/03/24/stories/2004032400410300.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Palace with a view|date=2004-03-24|access-date=2018-07-22}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
*[[Devdi Iqbal ud-Dowla]]
*[[Basheer Bagh Palace]] <ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2021-03-28 |title=Hyderabad: Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s tomb being restored |url=https://telanganatoday.com/hyderabad-ustad-bade-ghulam-ali-khans-tomb-being-restored |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=Telangana Today |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jahanuma|Jahanuma Palace]]
*Khana Bagh City Palace
*Vilayat Manzil
*[[Vikhar Manzil]]
*Parwarish bagh palace
*Begumpet Paigah House Zaheer Yar Jung
*Saroornagar Devdi
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!titular
|-
|[[File:‘Abu’l Fath Khan Bahadur, Taigh Jang.jpg|thumb]]
|'''Abu'l Fateh Khan Tegh Jung Bahadur [Imam Jung II] [‘Abu’l Khair Khan II]'''
|-
|'''Abu'l Fakr, Fakhr Uddin Khan'''
|'''Shams ul-Umara, Amir-i-Kabir, Khurshid ul-Mulk, Khurshid ud-Daula, Nawab Imam Jang III [‘Abu’l Khair Khan III]'''
|-
|[[File:Rafi Uddin Khan.jpg|thumb|'''Nawab Rafi ud-din Khan Bahadur,''']]
|'''Amir-i-Kabir, Shams ul-Umara, Umdat ud-Daula, Umdat ul-Mulk''', '''Namwar Jang [Muhammad Abu’l Khair Khan IV]'''
|-
|'''Nawab Muhammad Rashid uddin Khan Bahadur Jang'''
|'''Amir-i-Kabir, Shams ul-Umara, Viqar ul-Umara, Iqtaidar ul-Mulk, Iqtaidar ud-Daula [Muhammad Abu’l Khair Khan V]'''
|-
|'''Nawab Sir Muhammad Muhi ud-din Khan Bahadur, Taigh Jang'''
|'''Khurshid Jah, Shams ul-Umara, Amir-i-Kabir, Khurshid ul-Mulk, Khurshid ud-Daula [Muhammad Abu’l Khair Khan VI], KCIE'''
|-
|[[File:H.E The Nawab Sir Asman Jah Bahadur, K.C.I.E.jpg|thumb|'''Nawab Sir Muhammad Mazhar ud-din Khan Bahadur''']]
|'''Asman Jah, Amir-i-Akbar, Azam ul-Umara, Umdat ul-Mulk, Bashir ud-Daula Rifa’at Jang, KCIE'''
|-
|[[File:Sir Viqar-ul-Umra.jpg|thumb|'''Nawab Sir Muhammad Fazl uddin Khan Bahadur,''']]
|'''Viqar ul-Umara, Iqtidar ul-Mulk, Iqbal ud-Daula, Secundar Jang, KCIE'''
|-
|'''Nawab Muhammad Hafiz uddin Khan'''
|'''Amir-i-Paigah-i-Khurshid Jahi, Shams ul-Mulk, Shams ud-Daula Zafar Jang,'''
|-
|'''Nawab Muhammad Mukhtar uddin Khan'''
|'''Amir-i-Paigah-i-Viqar-ul-Umara, Sultan ul-Mulk, Iqtidar ud-Daula, Namdar Jang'''
|-
|[[File:Moin-ud-daula.jpg|thumb|'''Nawab Muhammad Muin uddin Khan''']]
|'''Amir-i-Paigah-i-Asman Jahi, Muin ud-Daula, Inayat Jang'''
|-
|'''Nawab Muhammad Lutf uddin Khan'''
|'''Amir-i-Paigah-i-Khurshid Jahi, Lutf ud-Daula Latafat Jang'''
|-
|[[File:Amir e Paigah Zahir Yar Jung.jpg|thumb|'''Nawab Muhammad Zahir ud-din Khan Bahadur''']]
|'''Amir-i-Paigah-i-Asman Jahi Zahir Yar Jung (last Amir)'''
|}

==See also==
*[[Falaknuma Palace]]
*[[Paigah Tombs]]
*[[Chiraan Fort Palace]]
*[[Spanish Mosque]]
*[[Mahboob Chowk Clock Tower]]
*[[Nizamia observatory]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080212103737/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/06/stories/2006100612200400.htm The Hindu feature]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040919030526/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/31/stories/2003123100350300.htm The Hindu feature on Paigah palace]
*[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hyderabads-opulent-palaces-a-pale-shadow-of-their-past/articleshow/45878127.cms Timesofindia.indiatimes on Basheerbagh Palace]
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House of Paigah - Revision history

Gasperalmeida at 13:54, 4 May 2026