Paigah Tombs
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Paigah Tombs or Maqhbara Shums Ul Umra,are the tombs belonging to the noblility of the Paigah or the Shums ul Umrahi family
. They are located in Hyderabad, India
, at Pisal banda
suburb.
This style of architecture is unique to the Paigah tombs.
, Sir Khursheed Jah, Sir Vicar-ul-Umra
, Sultan ul Mulk,Lady Vicar ul Umra,Lady Khurshid Jah,Lady Asman Jah,Moin ud Dowla,Zaheer yar Jung and other members of the Paigah Family
and Deccani style of architecture. The geometrical designs in the Paigah Tombs are unique and are perforated with screens with great craftsmanship. Which has been constructed by Amir e kabir I (Details of which are available in the diary of the Viceroy and the letter written by the then Resident J.C Bayley to Nawab Salar Jung the then prime minister Informing him about important details regarding tombs on 10th March 1882 after the death of the Co Regent and Amir E Kabir III Nawab Rashid uddin Khan Bahadur informing Sir Salar Jung that all the three Amirs wanted to perform the Urs of their Grand Father and Great Grand Father on the same day,he advised The Prime minister to see to it that all three Paigahs perform the Urs ceremony at the same time to maintain protocol and to avoid a situation in which who would perform first could be discussed)Nawab Sir Asman Jah Bahadur ,Sir Khurshid Jah and Sir Vikar Ul Umra later made some additions which included the chowkhandis of marble added by Sir Khurshid Jah (this was taken up when Sir Khurshid Jah ordered 18 Chowkhandis over the shrines of Important holy saints all over india.The last addition was made by Lady Vikar ul Umra for herself and her son Nawab Sultan ul Mulk Bahadur Beside the tomb of Amir e Kabir III Nawab Rashid uddin Khan Bahadur.
Paigah
Paigah or the Shums ul Umra family was the Premier nobility of the Hyderabad State. They were richer and had larger estates than the average Indian Maharajah, they maintained their own court, their own extraordinary palaces, and their own twelve-thousand-strong private army...
. They are located in Hyderabad, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, at Pisal banda
Pisal Banda
Pisal Banda is a suburb of Hyderabad, India. It is well-known for being the site of the historic Paigah Tombs.-Commercial area:There are many shops catering to all budgets. There is a big vegetable market at Madannapet, which is quite popular among people of surrounding suburbs.-Transport:APSRTC...
suburb.
This style of architecture is unique to the Paigah tombs.
History
The tombs were constructed in the year 1787's by Nawab Taig Jung Bahadur and Later by his son Amir e Kabir I( In the 1880's some additions were made by Sir Asman Jah,Sir Khurshid Jah And Sir Vikar Ul Umra).the tombs of several generations of the Paigah nobles include Abul Fatah Khan Shums ul Umra I to shums ul Umra v, Sir Asman JahSir Asman Jah
Sir Asman Jah or Nawab Asman Jah Bahadur, was a noble man belonging to the Paigah family. He was the Prime Minister of Hyderabad state , India....
, Sir Khursheed Jah, Sir Vicar-ul-Umra
Sir Vicar-ul-Umra
Sir Viqar ul-Umara, Iqtidar ul-Mulk, Iqbal ud Dowla, Secundar Jung, Nawab Muhammad Fazl ud-din Khan Bahadur, served as the Prime Minister of Hyderabad from 1893 to 1901 and Amir e Paigah 1881 to 1902....
, Sultan ul Mulk,Lady Vicar ul Umra,Lady Khurshid Jah,Lady Asman Jah,Moin ud Dowla,Zaheer yar Jung and other members of the Paigah Family
Design
The tombs are magnificent structures, decorated in stucco work, and represent the Moghal,Greek,Persian, Asaf Jahi, RajasthaniRajasthani people
Rajasthani people are the native inhabitants of Rajasthan region of India. They form an ethnic group which is a result of assimilation of Scytho-Dravidian, Aryo-Dravidian, Indo-Aryan, Indo-Scythian, Indo-Greeks, Indo-Iranians and Austro-Asiatic ancestries...
and Deccani style of architecture. The geometrical designs in the Paigah Tombs are unique and are perforated with screens with great craftsmanship. Which has been constructed by Amir e kabir I (Details of which are available in the diary of the Viceroy and the letter written by the then Resident J.C Bayley to Nawab Salar Jung the then prime minister Informing him about important details regarding tombs on 10th March 1882 after the death of the Co Regent and Amir E Kabir III Nawab Rashid uddin Khan Bahadur informing Sir Salar Jung that all the three Amirs wanted to perform the Urs of their Grand Father and Great Grand Father on the same day,he advised The Prime minister to see to it that all three Paigahs perform the Urs ceremony at the same time to maintain protocol and to avoid a situation in which who would perform first could be discussed)Nawab Sir Asman Jah Bahadur ,Sir Khurshid Jah and Sir Vikar Ul Umra later made some additions which included the chowkhandis of marble added by Sir Khurshid Jah (this was taken up when Sir Khurshid Jah ordered 18 Chowkhandis over the shrines of Important holy saints all over india.The last addition was made by Lady Vikar ul Umra for herself and her son Nawab Sultan ul Mulk Bahadur Beside the tomb of Amir e Kabir III Nawab Rashid uddin Khan Bahadur.