37-549: Nizamia observatory is an optical observatory built by Nawab Zafar Jung Bahadur member of the House of Paigah and Amir of the Khurshid Jahi estate and established by Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI - the 6th Nizam of Kingdom of Hyderabad in 1901. It participated in the Carte du Ciel making 463,542 observations. It boasted of an 8" Cooke Astrograph and a 15" Grubb refractor telescope. It
74-501: A 48-inch telescope , the second largest in Asia, after the 93-inch instrument at Vainu Bappu Observatory in Tamil Nadu , India. The telescope was mechanically operated. It was used to study comets, planetary atmosphere and near-Earth asteroids. The Observatory has two other 12-inch telescopes and one 10-feet radio telescope operating at 10 GHz. It currently lies unused on the premises of
111-736: A few scattered villages in Aurangabad, Warangal, Mahbubnagar, and Nalgonda, encompassing 1,273 villages, covering 4,134 square miles, over a population of 774,411 (The Imperial Gazetteer of India, vol. 1, 1909). The bond between the Nizams and the Paigah nobility strengthened with the marriage of Abul Fatah Khan's son Fakhruddin Khan with the daughter of Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II , Sahebzadi Bashirunissa Begum in 1797. Henceforth, Fakhruddin Khan's descendants married daughters of other Nizams and consequently, in protocol,
148-673: A grandson of Viqar-ul-Umra married Saleha Sultan, the daughter of Sajida Sultan and Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi . Their son Saad Bin Jung is a member of the Paigah family as well as Pataudi Royal Family . At the death of Fakhruddin Khan Shams-ul-Umra I , the Paigah estate was divided between his two surviving sons : Rafiuddin Khan and Rashiduddin Khan. Rafiuddin Khan's titles at the time of death were: Abul Khair Khan IV, Namwar Jung, Umdat-ud-Doula, Shums-ud-Doula, Umdat-ul-Mulk, Shums-ul-Umara III, Amir-e-Kabir II. Rashiduddin Khan's titles at
185-460: Is also named after The Shams-ul-umra family. Moinabad was named after Nawab Moin-Ud-Daula Bahadur Asman Jahi . The area of Begumpet was gifted to the Paigah family, when Abul Fateh Khan's son Fakhr uddin Khan was married to the daughter of Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II Sahebzadi Bashirunissa Begum. Basheerbagh is named after H E Sir Asman Jah Bahadur Basheer ud Daula . Zaheerabad in Telangana
222-499: Is named after Nawab Zahir Yar Jung, Amir e Paigah Asman Jah. The Paigah noblemen were known for their residences, usually known as Devdis . Bashir Bagh Palace belonged to Sir Asman Jah , a Paigah Amir and Prime Minister of Hyderabad (1887–1893). Sir Vicar-ul-Umra , the Paigah Amir and the then prime minister of Hyderabad state 1894–1901 (also officiated as prime minister in 1893) presented Falaknuma palace in 1897, easily one of
259-420: Is to successfully perform satellite based quantum communication between two ISRO ground station. Hardware developed for performing the experiment includes NavIC receiver for time synchronization between transmitter and receiver, gimbal mechanism systems as an alternative to large aperture telescope for optical alignment. Collaborations between SAC Ahmedabad and National Institute of Design, Gujarat began in
296-734: The Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad , India . The observatory at Rangapur faces the same issue of light pollution and urbanisation of the locality and remains unused. There are currently proposals to convert the space into an engineering college. 17°25′54″N 78°27′9″E / 17.43167°N 78.45250°E / 17.43167; 78.45250 House of Paigah Amir-i-Kabir. Bahadur. Imam Jang. Umdat-ud-Daula. Umdat-ul-Mulk. Namwar Jang. Umdat-ul-Mulk. Shams-ud-Daula. Shams-ul-Mulk. Amir-i-Akbar. Azam-ul-Umara. Rifa’at Jang. Inayat Jang. Waliyat Jang. Viqar ul-Umara. Iqtaidar ul-Mulk. Iqtaidar ud-Daula. Secundar Jang. Paigah family
333-495: The Naubat, Naqara, and Mahi Maratib (ensigns of royalty). Constructed Nai Haveli 1201H (1782 AD). Abul Fatah Khan died at Pongel while on his way to face Tipu Sultan during the 2nd Mysore War on 1 January 1791. Abul Fatah Khan was interred at Paigah Tombs beside the dargah of Beranashah Saheb. His titles at the time of his death were: Abul Fateh Khan, Abul Khair Khan II, Tegh Jung, Shums-ud-Dowlah, Shums-ul-Mulk, and Shams-ul-Umara I. He
370-502: The Observatory moved from the finance department in the Nizam government to Osmania University. The 15" Grubb refractor telescope was installed in 1922 under Bhaskaran's supervision. He started the program of observation of variable stars using this telescope. M K Vainu Bappu made variable star observations from here in the 1940s and 1950s. A spectrohelioscope and a blink comparator were added in
407-667: The Observatory. In accordance with his wishes, the administration of the Observatory was taken over by the Finance Department of the Nizam Government in 1908. In the mid-1950s owing to the expansion of Hyderabad city and light pollution, a new site was scouted for the Observatory. Dr. K D Abhayankar selected the current 200 acres site at Rangapur village. The new observatory was called the Japal-Rangapur Nizamia Observatory. It became operational in 1968–69. It
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#1733143676356444-414: The Paigah estate was divided into three parts and allocated between his brother Sir Asman Jah and his cousins Sir Khurshid Jah and Sir Viqar-ul-Umra . When Rashiduddin Khan died in 1881, his share of the Paigah estate was divided between his two sons Sir Khurshid Jah Bahadur (1841–1902) and Sir Viqar-ul-Umara Bahadur II (1856–1902). It was decided during this period that there would be no further divisions of
481-533: The Paigahs were considered next only to the Nizams. The Paigah jagir was the largest in the state, second only to the Nizam. The Paigah nobility, being sons-in-law and brothers-in-law to the Nizams, were to a certain extent above the law . The local police and courts did not have personal or in rem jurisdiction over their persons or property. They were subject only to the jurisdiction of the Nizam. The Paigah Tombs are
518-500: The early 1970s. A memorandum of understanding was signed on September 30, 2024, between Bharat Electronics and the Space Applications Centre, pertaining to collaboration, indigenization, and infrastructure development for the production of space-grade Travelling Wave Tube Amplifiers . 23°01′30″N 72°31′01″E / 23.025°N 72.517°E / 23.025; 72.517 This article about
555-537: The entire jaagir of the previous Amir and would be the ceremonial head of that branch of the Paigah family. The Nizam also had the authority to appoint one Amir from among the three Paigah Amirs to hold the honorary morchal (standard) behind the Nizam during Durbar. According to the census of 1901, the three Paigah Estates in the Hyderabad State comprised 23 taluks dispersed over the districts of Bidar, Nander, Osmanabad, Gulbarga, Medak, Atraf-i-Balda, and Nizamabad, and
592-648: The estates and titles. He was given the title Amir-e-Kabir , which meant Head of the Nobles. He also married the daughter of Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II Sahebzadi Bashirunissa Begum in 1797. Thus began the tradition of marrying Nizam's daughters to young men of the Paigah family. Fakhruddin Khan's grandson through his third son was Sir Asman Jah , Jah had one son Moin-Ud-Dowlah Bahadur Asman Jah who had 14 sons and 7 daughters, Fakhruddin Khan's fourth son Rasheeduddin Khan had two sons, Viqar-ul-Umra and Khurshid Jah. Nawab Mohammed Iqbaluddin Khan son of Moin-Ud-Daula Bahadur
629-630: The field of telecommunications , remote sensing , meteorology and satellite navigation (Sat Nav). This includes research and development of on-board systems, ground systems and end user equipment hardware and software. SAC has three campuses, two of which are located at Ahmedabad and one at Delhi. The current director of the centre is Mr Nilesh M Desai . Some of the achievements of the Space Applications Centre include development of communication and meteorological payloads for INSAT satellites , optical and microwave payloads for IRS satellites . SAC provides its infrastructure to conduct training courses to
666-499: The first half term "Pai" refers to "Foot" and the remaining half term which is "Gah" refers to "the place to rest on." Paigahs were known to be close to the Nizams and were the army Chieftains. They were also reported to have a martial alliance with Asaf Jahi Family. Many paigah boys married the girls from Nizam's family ( ). Nawab Abu'l Fateh Khan Tegh Jung Bahadur was also conferred with the titles of Shams-ul-Umra ("The Sun among Nobles"), Shams-ul-Mulk , and Shams-ud-Daula . He became
703-616: The founder of the Paigah family. Shaikh Muhammad Bahauddin, who was Governor of Shikohabad under Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb , was the twelfth direct descendant of Shaikh Fariduddin Ganjshakar , a saint of the Indian subcontinent (now in Punjab, Pakistan ). His ancestor had migrated from Lahore, Punjab to Shikohabad in the reign of Jalaluddin Akbar. Abul Khair Khan, son of Shaikh Muhammad Bahauddin,
740-436: The mid-1940s. It participated in Carte du Ciel between 1908 and 1944, an international astronomy observation program. It was assigned the coordinates from 17 to 23 degrees South between 1914 and 1929. It was assigned coordinates 36 to 39 degrees North between 1928 and 1938. Akbar Ali became Director of the Observatory in 1944 and worked till 1960. Akbar Ali installed the 48" telescope at the Observatory. Under his directorship,
777-574: The most opulent palaces in the country, to the sixth Nizam, Mir Mahbub Ali Khan . Other important Paigah Palaces were: Space Applications Centre Space Applications Centre (SAC) is an institution of research in Ahmedabad under the aegis of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is one of the major centres of ISRO that is engaged in the research, development and demonstration of applications of space technology in
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#1733143676356814-565: The observation facilities as Nizamia and Japal-Rangapur as Center for Advanced Studies in Astronomy (CASA). In order to observe the solar eclipse on February 16, 1980, CASA collaborated with Physical Research Laboratory and Space Applications Center in Ahmedabad to obtain a 10 feet steerable dish. This dish was used to make high-resolution microwave brightness temperature measurements. It is since being used to study solar flux. The Observatory has
851-631: The process to negotiate and stop Nadir Shah , Khan safeguarded his Nizamat in Deccan and overthrow rebellion by his son Salabat Jung. During his career under Nizam I, he was appointed as Qila Dar of Dhar (1724), Faujdar of Nabinagar, Mandu (1724), and later elevated up to Naib Subadar -Deputy Governor Khandesh and Aurangabad . He died in 1752 and was buried in Burhanpur. His titles are Khan Bahadur , Shamsher Bahadur , and Imam Jang I . Abul Khair Khan had two sons, his first Abul Barakat Khan Imam Jung II
888-480: The students of the Center for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and The Pacific (CSSTEAP). It was founded by Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. On 19 March 2021, SAC in a major breakthrough demonstrated free space quantum communication technology at a distance of 300 meters between two buildings through live video conferencing as part of Quantum Experiments using Satellite Technology (QuEST) project. The primary objective
925-558: The study of photoelectric photometry was introduced and the study of comets, variable stars, lunar occultation, solar activity, and study of motion of clusters was undertaken. It also participated in the solar and seismological observations as part of the International Geophysical Year (1957–58). A K Das was Director of the Observatory in 1960 for a very short time after his retirement as Director of Kodaikanal Observatory . However, his sudden death meant that K D Abhayankar
962-510: The three estates. The Paigah estates were henceforth known as the Asman Jahi Paigah, Khursheed Jahi Paigah, and Viqar-ul-Umarahi Paigah. Each of the three branches has its own Amir, appointed by the Nizam entirely at his own discretion. Preference was given to individuals whose mothers were daughters of the Nizam, provided that they were fit for the post, regardless of other seniority factors such as age. The newly appointed Amir would inherit
999-400: The time of his death were: Abul Khair Khan V, Bahadur Jung, Iqtidar-ud-Doula, Shums-ud-Doula, Iqtidar-ul-Mulk, Shums-ul-Mulk, Shums-ul-Umara IV, Viqar-ul-Umara I, Amir-e-Kabir III. When Rafiuddin Khan died in 1877, his Paigah estate was inherited by his two adopted sons Sabaqat Jung (1839–1880) and Sir Asman Jah (1840–1898). However, when Sabaqat Jung died in 1880 without issue, his portion of
1036-568: The tombs belonging to the nobility of Paigah family. They were constructed over a period of time during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. They are located in the Santoshnagar locality of Hyderabad . The tombs are made of lime and mortar with beautiful inlaid marble carvings. Vikarabad , a town in Telangana, is named after H.E Viqar-ul-Umra , and the town of Shamshabad , which houses the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport ,
1073-427: Was Director of the Observatory between 1914 and 1918. He also studied Nova Aquilae , sunspots, and the relation between elements of planets and satellites. On the death of Pocock, his assistant, T P Bhaskaran (1889-1950) took over in 1918. He had to wait till 1922 to be officially appointed and continued till 1944. He was the first person of Indian origin to become a Director of an Observatory. During his time, control of
1110-491: Was a noble family from the former Hyderabad State . The family maintained their own court, individual palaces, and a standing army of about fourteen thousand infantry and cavalry troops. The word Paigah , which means pomp and rank in Persian , was a title given by the second Nizam of Hyderabad to Nawab Abu'l Fateh Khan Tegh Jung Bahadur in appreciation of the royal services rendered by him (According to many scholars,
1147-787: Was founded by Nawab Zafar Yar Jung Bahadur, a rich Nobleman member of the Paigah Nobility and an astronomer and the Amir of the Khursheed Jahi Paigah in Hyderabad in 1908 when he bought a 6-inch telescope from England. He installed it in Phisal Banda Palace, Hyderabad (Now Deccan Medical College and Owaisi Hospital). He requested that it be called Nizamiah Observatory after the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Mahboob Ali Khan . Bahadur died in 1907 and requested that Nizam's Government take over
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1184-461: Was in the service of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah . During this time, he was bestowed the title of Khan Bahadur . His statesmanship was noticed by Nizam-ul-Mulk (the then Prime Minister of Mughal, and later founder of Asaf Jahi dynasty and known as Nizam I) and was appointed as Deputy Governor of Malwa and Khandesh . He joined Nizam on his way to Deccan and accompanied him in the battles against Maratha . During Nizam I's campaign to Delhi in
1221-527: Was made acting Director between 1960 and 1963. Abhayankar moved the site of the observatory from Hyderabad to a tiny hillock between the villages of Japal and Rangapur, at a distance of 55 km from Hyderabad. R V Karandikar became director in 1963. The hillock was installed in 1964 and commissioned in December 1968. In 1964, the University Grants Commission recognized the astronomy department and
1258-446: Was married to Sahebzadi Ahmed Unisa Begum maternal granddaughter of H.H Mahboob Ali Khan and parental granddaughter of Sultan ul-Mulk, Viqar-ul-Umrahi Iqtidar ud-Daula, he had 2 sons and 2 daughters, one of them is Sahebzade Nawab Muhammed Hyder Uddin Khan [ Hyder Nawab ] he was given this name by his uncle Mir Osman Ali Khan hyder nawab is also the owner of Chiraan Fort Palace , other half of Paigah Palace Bashir Yar Jung,
1295-464: Was shot to death during the lifetime of his father while inspecting the fort near Poona , which was captured from Maratha; he is buried in Burhanpur . His second son Abul Fateh Khan joined the services of Nizam II and was regarded as the head of Paigah. Paigah family. Appointed to a mansab of 7,000 zat and 5000, sowar 1777, prom. to 9,000 sowars and a Paigah contingent of 12,000 troops in 1781.Received
1332-425: Was subsequently used to observe the 1980 solar eclipse and the comets, Halley and Shoemaker-Levy . Arthur B Chatwood (1866-1915) was Director, of Nizamia Observatory between 1908 and 1914. He moved the location of the Observatory from Pisal Banda to Begumpet. During his time, the 8" Cooke Astrograph was installed. He started work on the astrograph catalog. This work was continued by Robert J Pocock (1889-1918) who
1369-412: Was survived by his son Shams-ul-Umra I and daughter Bibi Najeeba. (Commanded Battles: Battle of Udgir 1760 AD against Balaji Baji Rao Peshwa III, accompanied Nizam Ali Khan Asaf Jah II in all his campaigns, Commanded Campaign Adoni against Tipu Sultan 1200 H (1781 AD), Battle of Nirmal 1783 AD against Ehtasham Jung (Zafar ud Dowla Dhaunsa). After Abul Fateh died in 1791, his son Fakhruddin Khan inherited
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