Descendants of The Last Nizam, Osman Ali Khan, Asif Jah VII
The last Nizam, Osman Ali Khan, Asif Jah VII, had 28 sons and 44 daughters. The Asaf Jah dynasty followed the policy of male primogeniture regardless of the mother's marital status or rank.
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