Dictionary of Indian Biography/Asman Jah, Bahadur, Nawab Sir
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ASMAN JAH, BAHADUR, NAWAB SIR (1839–1898)
Great-grandson of the second Nizam of Hyderabad: born 1839: Minister of Justice in 1869, and acted as Prime Minister and Regent during Sir Salar Jang's absence in Europe: on the latter's death, in 1883, he became a member of the Council of Regency: represented the Nizam at Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 1887: was for 7 years Prime Minister of Hyderabad, 1887: made K.C.I.E., 1887: died 1898.