In this connection I should like to mention,
also the fate of Sir Viqar's eldest son, Nawab
Sultan-ul-Mulk, a very handsome young man with
graceful manners, uncommonly gentle and re-
fined and possessing a fine intellect and great
capacity for business. He was just the type that
would have adorned the office of Prime Minister
or President of the Council. But fate was deter-
mined to interfere in Hyderabad affairs. In
1909 or 1910 his mind suddenly gave way, and
he had to be sent to England for treatment un-
der the charge of Dr. Lawrie, who had been-
Residency Surgeon at Hyderabad. But he did
not recover completely and was brought back
to Hyderabad some 22 years ago, and has remain-.
ed in obscurity since. He has a number of sons
and grandsons ; but will they ever occupy the same
high position among the nobility of Hyderabad;
as he did ?
A similar fate has overtaken the other branches
of the Paigah family. Sir Asman Jah left only
one son who became Nawab Moin-ud-Dowlah.
He was Member of the Council (Military Depart-
ment) for some time and lived as a private gentle-
man after his retirement. He was an excellent
horseman and a fine shot, but his health was
undermined and he died at the early age of 50*
He has left some sons, of whom the eldest is
Nawab Zahiruddin Khan Bahadur, Zahir Yar
Jung, a young nobleman of good education—,
a .graduate of the Osmania University. His