Mir Osman Ali Khan was the last nizam of Hyderabad before it was taken under by India
He ruled for 37 years and was influential in creation of many institute namely Osmania University,Osmania Hospital,State Bank of Hyderabad, Begumpet Airport and Hyderabad High Court.
Two Reservoirs namely Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar were built during Reign to prevent flood in the city.
He was great philanthropist of his time , has donated 10 lakh to BHU,5 lakh to AMU and 3 lakh to IISC.
He has also donated to various temple construction across India including Tirupati Balaji.
He has also donated money for translation of Hindu epic Mahabharat
It is also said that he has donated 5000 gold to National Defence Fund which was later said that it was his investment.
At his tenure as Nizam, he was said to be richest man of world
His income was estimated as 2% of US economy
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