Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI
| Mir Mahbub Ali Khan మీర్ మహబూబ్ ఆలీ ఖాన్ میر محبوب علی خان |
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| Asaf Jah VI | |
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| Nizam of Hyderabad | |
| Reign | 26 February 1869 – 29 August 1911 |
| Predecessor | Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V |
| Successor | Mir Osman Ali Khan |
| Born | 18 August 1866 Purani Haveli, Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana State, India) |
| Died | 29 August 1911 (aged 45) Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana State, India) |
| Burial | Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana State, India) |
| Spouse | Amat uz-Zehra Begum |
| House | Asaf Jahi dynasty |
| Father | Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V |
Asaf Jah VI Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi GCB GCSI (Urdu: آصف جاہ ششم میر محبوب علی خان صدیقی) (18 August 1866 – 29 August 1911) was the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad. He ruled Hyderabad state, one of the Princely states in India between 1869 and 1911.
Nawab Bahadur Sirajud Dawlah, Lieutenant-General His Highness Rustam-i-Dauran, Arustu-i-Zaman, Wal Mamaluk, Asaf Jah VI, Muzaffar ul-Mamaluk, Nizam ul-Mulk, Nizam ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Sir Mahbub Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi Bahadur, Sipah Salar, Fath Jang, Nizam of Hyderabad, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Honourable Lieutenant-General in the Army.
Not many people are aware of the fact that he was very good Telugu poet being well-versed in Urdu, Telugu and English languages.
Mir Mahbub Ali Khan was born on 18 August 1866 at Purani Haveli in Hyderabad State. He was the only son of Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V.
When his father died he was two years and seven months old, and thus became the 6th Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty in 1869. He was installed as Nizam by Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I, Nawab Rasheed-ud-din Khan Shams-ul-Umra III who functioned as the Regent. Shams-ul-Umra III died on 12 December 1881 and Salar Jung I became the sole regent. He was retained as administrator and regent until his death on 8 February 1883. Special attention was paid to the education of Mahbub Ali Khan who was tutored by the English. With the concurrence of Salar Jung, Capt. John Clerk was appointed to tutor him and scholars well versed in Persian, Arabic and Urdu were also engaged as tutors. The personality and noble life of Sir Salar Jung had a great influence on Asaf Jah VI.
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