’Āṣaf Jāh V Niẓāmu ʾl Mulk Afḍalu ʾl Daūlah Nawāb Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur 8th Nizam of - Hyderabad State, GCSI
The 8th Nizam of Hyderabad State
Reign	16 May 1857 – 26 February 1869
Coronation	1857
Predecessor	Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV
Successor	Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Siddiqi, Asaf Jah VI Princess Jahandar unisa begum (Lady Viqar ul umrah) Princess Parwarish unisa begum
Born	(1827-10-11)11 October 1827 Gufran Manzil, Hyderabad State, British India
Died	26 February 1869(1869-02-26) (aged 41) Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
Burial	Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad
Spouse	Sahebzadi Mahboob Begum Sahebzadi Allah Rakhi Begum Sahebzadi Hussaini Begum
Issue	Asaf Jah VI
Names Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Siddiqi
House	Asaf Jahi
Father	Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV
Mother	Sahebzadi Dilawar unisa Begum Saheba
Religion	Sunni Islam

Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Siddiqi (11 October 1827 – 26 February 1869) was the ruling Nizam of Hyderabad, India, from 1857 to 1869.^[1]

Realm

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.

Developmental reforms

Hyderabad Medical School

He set up the Hyderabad Medical School (HMS) in 1846 which later came to be known as Osmania Medical College.^[2]

Rubath for pilgrims of Hyderabad State

The Nizam's Rubath is an accommodation building purchased by the 5th Nizam for the people of Hyderabad State travelling for their Holy pilgrimage (Hajj) to city of Mecca.^{[3] [4]} It initially consisted of 42 buildings, but with the expansion of the Grand Mosque, only three buildings remain.

Other reforms

Other 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Personal life

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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

Death

He died in Hyderabad on 26 February 1869, after a reign of just 12 years and was buried at the Mecca Masjid mosque.^[7]

Style and titles

His Highness Sir Nizam-ul-Mulk, Afzal ad-Dawlah, Nawab Farooqi Mir Tahniat Ali Khan Bahadur, Asaf Jah V, GCSI, Nizam of Hyderabad.^[8]