Did you know, before Mukesh Ambani’s billion-dollar skyscraper in Mumbai, before Gautam Adani took over ports and power plants across India, and long before Infosys founder Narayana Murthy’s breakthrough in the IT industry, there was a man whose fortune dwarfed them all, combined? Yes, you read that right! The man was none other than the seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, whose impressive riches made headlines across the globe, and who still arguably remains the richest Indian in records.
From his impressive gem collection, including the iconic Koh-i-Noor, to his fleet of Rolls-Royce cars, royal ties with Queen Elizabeth, and more, take a look at the immense wealth of Hyderabad’s last Nizam that stretched far beyond the subcontinent.
Who was Mir Osman Ali Khan?
