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Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (1886-1967 AD) ruled the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad during the years 1911-1948 AD and was considered to be the richest person in the world. He was also estimated to be the sixth all time wealthiest man who ever lived on this planet. He was ruling over a state spread over 82698 square miles with a population of about 9.8 million on 1881 which increased to 18.6 million in 1951. Hyderabad state was mainly an agricultural ...
The book is on some of the ancient Indian board games. It covers some well-known games of today including chess and pachisi (ludo), showing how these have been popular in India for long. It surveys the ancient temples and forts of India and some of the texts that show familiarity with the games—that is, how the games have been depicted on stones as well as in works. It looks into the evolution of the games, the way these were/are played and the regions they ...
Contents:
1 Introduction
2 Asaf Jahi Dynasty
3 Asaf Jahi Coinage
a Coins of Mir Qanaruddin-Asaf Jah I (1137-1162 AH/1724-1748 AD)
b Coins of Nasir Jung (1161-1164 Ah/Ah/1751-1752 AD) and Salabat Jung (1164-1175 Ah/1752-1762 AD)
c Coins of Nizam Ali Khan-Asaf Jah II (1175-1218 AH/1761-1803 AD) Chalni Coins
d The Coins of Sikandar Jah-Asaf Jah III (1218-1244 AH/1803-1829 AD)
e Coins of Nasir-ud-Daula-Asaf Jah IV (1244-1273 AH/1829-1857 AD)
f The Coins of ...