Barkat Ali Khan Funeral: Eighth Nizam Barkat Ali Khan Mukaram Jha Bahadur passed away on Saturday night in Istanbul, Turkey. According to his last wish, his last rites will be performed in Hyderabad. The remains of the eighth Nizam will be buried next to his father Azam Jha’s tomb.
Mukaram Jha’s mortal remains will arrive in Hyderabad in a special flight from Istanbul today evening. From there, the mortal remains will be moved to Chaumahalla Palace in Old Basti. Tomorrow, Wednesday (January 18) from 8 am to 1 pm, the general public will be given an opportunity to see his body. Transfer to Makkah Masjid after 3 pm. According to Mukarram Jha’s wish, he will be cremated next to his father Azam Jha’s grave. In the southern part of the Mecca Masjid itself are the tombs of Asaf Jahi family members including Azam Jha. Mukaram Jha’s mortal remains will also be buried there.
Usman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, had two sons, Azam Jha and Maujanjha. Neither of these, the 7th Nizam declared Mukaram Jha, the son of his first son, as the 8th Nizam. Mukaram Jha was officially known as the Prince of Hyderabad until the Government of India abolished the crowns in 1971. Prince of Hyderabad has four wives and five children. Mukaram Jha’s father was Azam Jha and mother was Durre Shehwar (daughter of Abdul Mejid, the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in Turkey).
Death in a rented house in Istanbul
The seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, was a world ruler with great wealth at that time. His successor grandson (first son’s son) Mukaram Jha (now deceased) became the eighth Nizanga as a young Kubera of the world. At the same time, it is said that he went bankrupt with his inherited property and indulged in luxuries and dabu darpas. It is said that he was troubled by various cases and property disputes due to differences with his four wives. His children and relatives in Hyderabad went to court for property. As a result, the court imposed restrictions on the sale of those properties. It is said that the eighth Nizam was almost without money. A writer and researcher from Australia, John Zuberzi, said that they used to rent a double bedroom house in Istanbul. He wrote a book called The Last Nizam. In this book about The Rise and Fall of India’s Greatest Princely State, the eighth Nizam wrote that the rent was confined to the house.