Hyderabad and the Caliphal Crown: Transfer, Custodianship, and the Quiet Architecture of Authority
Rahnuma-E-Deccan Daily | Special Report (RAHNUMA) The abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924 did not merely end an institution. It triggered a profound theological and political crisis across the Muslim world. While the Turkish Republic formally dismantled the Caliphate as a state structure, the question of its continuity—symbolic, custodial, and moral—did not disappear. Instead, […]
Allegations of Control and a Royal Rift: Alexander Azam Jah on Mukarram Jah’s Final Years
Royal Feud Enters Public Record (RAHNUMA) In a rare and candid interview with ThePrint, Alexander Azam Jah, the Australia-based son of Mukarram Jah, has alleged that his stepmother, Esra Birgen, exercised what he describes as “near-total control” over his father’s life during his final years. The interview has brought into the open a long-simmering dispute […]
Durru Shehvar – The Ottoman Princess who brought Turkey’s ceremonial Caliphate to the Nizam of Hyderabad
How the Imam ul-Mulk Sharifs became Custodian to the Nizam’s 1400 year old imperial title ‘Caliph’ HYDERABAD (RAHNUMA) The name of Her Imperial Highness Princess Durru Shehvar, the elder daughter-in-law of His Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, is remembered for the social and philanthropic work she so zealously engaged in. Born […]
