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Likely some Iranian heritage his features and his sister's features certainly look very persian/iranian heritage
In terms of snobbery it was hard to beat the man who claimed to be the last prince of the royal house of Oudh.
"Don't talk to me about the Mughals," Prince Cyrus once bellowed at a friend of mine. "They were as common as dirt."
The Mughals, of course, were the rulers of India from the early 16th Century until the British violently overthrew them in the mid-19th Century. They were, without question, one of the grandest and most powerful imperial families in history.
But Prince Cyrus insisted his lineage was even more noble, despite the fact that he now lived in abject poverty.
The prince was very much a product of his formidably eccentric mother. She called herself Begum Wilayat Mahal and claimed to be the direct heir to the kings of Oudh, whose realm covered much of what is now Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state.
The family had huge estates and vast palaces, and hosted famously lavish parties. The British regarded them as unacceptably dissolute. A contemporary report describes how the last Nawab of Oudh had resigned himself to a life of "debauchery, dissipation and low pursuits". He was unceremoniously booted off his throne in 1856.
The family lost their fortune but not their sense of entitlement and, in the 1970s, the Begum decided to take action. She camped herself in the First Class Waiting Room of the Delhi railway station together with her young son and daughter, seven liveried Nepali servants, some 15 ferocious bloodhounds, and a collection of huge and beautiful Persian carpets.
And there she insisted she and her retinue would stay until the Indian government recognised the sacrifice she claimed her family had made during the uprising against the British in 1857.
Family took refuge with few reminder of their past , persian carpets which eventually became torn down with age and neglect
Forced to eat on this small able , with few items.... a truely sad tale
Once a powerful family reduced to nothing in India even after independence , the government did not give some partial return of what was taken by force for the family i.e their wealth and state
Forced to live like animals in a deserted building in middle of forest , middle of darkness with no light , or running water
The place did not even had doors or windows !!!
Can you imagine sleeping here ?
The damaged persian rugs ... is all that remains of a family left neglected in India
Becasue India did not felt the family deserved a Government assistance even though a large state was stolen from them
This should be an eye opener for most Iranians
The land which was owned by the family
http://www.bbc.com/news/stories-41861843
Likely some Iranian heritage his features and his sister's features certainly look very persian/iranian heritage
In terms of snobbery it was hard to beat the man who claimed to be the last prince of the royal house of Oudh.
"Don't talk to me about the Mughals," Prince Cyrus once bellowed at a friend of mine. "They were as common as dirt."
The Mughals, of course, were the rulers of India from the early 16th Century until the British violently overthrew them in the mid-19th Century. They were, without question, one of the grandest and most powerful imperial families in history.
But Prince Cyrus insisted his lineage was even more noble, despite the fact that he now lived in abject poverty.
The prince was very much a product of his formidably eccentric mother. She called herself Begum Wilayat Mahal and claimed to be the direct heir to the kings of Oudh, whose realm covered much of what is now Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state.
The family had huge estates and vast palaces, and hosted famously lavish parties. The British regarded them as unacceptably dissolute. A contemporary report describes how the last Nawab of Oudh had resigned himself to a life of "debauchery, dissipation and low pursuits". He was unceremoniously booted off his throne in 1856.
The family lost their fortune but not their sense of entitlement and, in the 1970s, the Begum decided to take action. She camped herself in the First Class Waiting Room of the Delhi railway station together with her young son and daughter, seven liveried Nepali servants, some 15 ferocious bloodhounds, and a collection of huge and beautiful Persian carpets.
And there she insisted she and her retinue would stay until the Indian government recognised the sacrifice she claimed her family had made during the uprising against the British in 1857.
Family took refuge with few reminder of their past , persian carpets which eventually became torn down with age and neglect
Forced to eat on this small able , with few items.... a truely sad tale
Once a powerful family reduced to nothing in India even after independence , the government did not give some partial return of what was taken by force for the family i.e their wealth and state
Forced to live like animals in a deserted building in middle of forest , middle of darkness with no light , or running water
The place did not even had doors or windows !!!
Can you imagine sleeping here ?
The damaged persian rugs ... is all that remains of a family left neglected in India
Becasue India did not felt the family deserved a Government assistance even though a large state was stolen from them
True face of INDIA
This should be an eye opener for most Iranians
The land which was owned by the family
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