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Know about the Hyderabad Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 5th all-time wealthiest person

New Delhi: Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqui was the last Nizam of the princely state of Hyderabad and  Berar. He ruled Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948, until it was merged into India. The state



He is widely believed to have remained as the richest man in South Asia until his death in 1967.



The former Nizam  had more than 50 Rolls-Royce cars, and claimed to use the famous Jacob Diamond as a paperweight in his office.

When he inherited the throne in 1911, the kingdom's treasury was almost empty because of his father's extravagant lifestyle.

In his 37 years of rule, he put the state's finances back on track and acquired fabulous personal wealth.

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