Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII - Marriages and Children

Marriages and Children

On April 14, 1906, Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur married Azmathunnisa Begum (Dulhan Pasha Begum) (1889–1955), daughter of Nawab Jahangir Jung, at Eden Bagh at the age 21. She was the first of his seven wives and 42 concubines, and the mother of two eldest of his sons Azam Jah and Moazzam Jah. His second wife was Iqbal Begum daughter of Nawab Nazir Jung Bahadur (Mirza Nazir Beg)

The first brother-in-law of Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddqi Bahadur was Nawab Khudrath Nawaz Jung son of Nawab Jahangir Jung,Sahebzada Mir Jahangir Ali Khan and younger brother of Dulhan Pasha Begum first wife of Osman Ali Khan

Their eldest son, Azam Jah, was married to Durru Shehvar, daughter of Abdul Mejid II (the last Ottoman Caliph and cousin and heir of the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire). Moazzam Jah married Princess Niloufer, a princess of the Ottoman empire.

It has been suggested that through these dynastic marriages, Osman Ali hoped to acquire the Caliphate for his descendants.

Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddqi Bahadur sired at least 40 children, including:

• Sahebzadi Yawar un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d. in childhood)
• Sahebzadi Hidayat un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1901–1925)
• Nizam uddin bahadur (1903–1987)
• His Highness Azam Jah Sahebzada Mir Himayath ali khan (1907–1970)
• His Highness Muazzam Jah Sahebzada Mir Shujayath Ali Khan (1907–1987)
• Sahebzada Mir Osman 'Ali Khan Bahadur (29 February-30 June 1908)
• Sahebzadi Ahmad un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1910–1985)
• Sahebzada Mir Ahmad 'Ali Khan Bahadur, Ahmed Jah (1912-)
• Sahebzada Mir Kazim Ali Khan, Kazim Jah (1912–1952)
• Sahebzada Mir Abid Ali Khan, Abid Jah (1913–1983)
• Sahebzada Mir Hashmat Ali Khan, Hashmat Jah (1913–1988)
• Sahebzada Mir Hashim Ali Khan, Hashim Jah (1913–1991)
• Sahebzada Mir Taqi Ali KHan, Taqi Jah (1913–1985)
• Sahebzadi Hurmat un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1913-)
• Sahebzadi Karim Osman Murat un-nisa Begum (1913-)
• Sahebzadi Jamal un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1913–1973)
• Sahebzadi Behbood un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1914-)
• Sahebzadi Mahmood un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1914–1984)
• Sahebzada Mir Basharat Ali Kha, Basharat Jah (1915–1991)
• Sahebzadi Mehar un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1915–1964)
• Sahebzadi Ghaffoor un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1915-)
• Sahebzadi Aleem un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1915-)
• Sahebzadi Nazeer un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1916–1975)
• Sahebzada Mir Rajjab Ali Khan, Rajjab Jah (1917–1968)
• Sahebzada Mir Saadat Ali Khan, Sa'adat Jah (1917–1988)
• Sahebzadi Faruq un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1918-)
• Sahebzadi Kabir un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1920-)
• Sahebzadi Masud un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1923–1980)
• Sahebzadi Asmat un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1924–1979)
• Sahebzaid Bashir un-nisa Begum Sahiba (1927-)
• Sahebzadi Ramzani Begum Sahiba (1931–1974)
• Sahebzada Mir Jawad Ali Khan, Jawad Jah (d. 1936)
• stillborn son (1938)
• Sahebzadi Mashadi Begum Sahiba (1939-)
• Sahebzada Mir Zulfiqar Ali Khan, Zulfiqar Jah (1943-)
• Sahebzada Mir Imdad Ali Khan, Imdad Jah (1944-)
• Sahebzada Mir Nawazish Ali Khan, Nawazish Jah (1944–2010)
• Sahebzada Mir Fazal Ali Khan, Fazal Jah (1946-)
• Sahebzada Mir Bhojat Ali Khan, Bhojat Jah (1947–1982)
• Sahebzada Mir Shabbir Ali Khan, Shabbir Jah (1948–1985)
• Sahebzadi Sayida Begum Sahiba Malta (1949-)
• Sahebzada Wahid Ali Khan (1951-1999)
• Sahebzada Mohammed Ali Khan
• Sahebzada Sardar ali Khan
• Sahebzada Wajid ali Khan