Hyderabad, 1931. - Lot 127

Hyderabad, 1931. Portrait of Moazzam Jah, Walashan Shahzada Nawab Mir Shuja'at 'Ali Khan Bahadur Son of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and his wife Azamunnisa Begum (Dulhan Pacha Begum). Silver print 25.2 x 19.2 cm Signed and dated: Moazzam Jah / 1931 Provenance: collection of HRH Prince Osman Ibrahim of Egypt (1951-2025), son of HRH Prince Amr Ibrahim of Egypt and HRH Princess Nejla Hibetullah Sultan (Necla Osmanoğlu) of Turkey, granddaughter of the last Caliph Abdulmejid II and Sultan Mehmed VI. Moazzam Jah, Walashan Shahzada Nawab Mir Sir Shuja'at 'Ali Khan Siddiqui Bahadur , KCIE (1907-1987), married Princess Niloufer (January 4, 1916 - June 12, 1989), one of the last princesses of the Ottoman Empire. In 1947, King George VI of England, Emperor of India, conferred the title of Highness on him. Jah stayed at the Hill Fort Palace, Hyderabad. Hyderabad's popular Moazzam Jahi market bears his name.