Word: asaf
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Results of a survey by the United Press to determine the world's richest man were published. First on the list was this name: His Exalted Highness Asaf Jah Muzaf-far-ul-Mulk-Wal-Mamalik Nizam-ul-Mulk Nizam-ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Sir Usman Ali Khan Bahadur Fateh Jung, 44, the Nizam of Hyderabad in India (TIME, Nov. 24). His wealth in gold bricks and coins is estimated at $1,000,000,000. His wealth in jewels is uncounted. Second on the list comes John Davison Rockefeller Jr. He is followed by Henry and Edsel Bryant Ford; next...
...Like the Maharaja of Mysore, the Nizam of Hyderabad was prevented from attending the Conference by a tradition that he must never leave India. Ruler of a land larger than New England and almost twice as populous, His Exalted Highness Asaf Jah Sir Usman Ali Khan is thrice a Nizam, a Nawab and a British Hon. Lieut.General...