Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy resides at Fern Hills,
Asmangadh, Hyderabad.
There are about fifty-five members of the Moghal family residing in
the twin city of Hyderabad.
The last Moghal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar joined the freedom fight
of 1857 war of Independence and raised mutiny against the British
rulers and sacrificed his family for the cause of Freedom.
On 22 September 1857 Bahadur Shah Zafar was arrested by Hudson and
sent to Rangoon.
This aged emperor was murdered at the age of 87 on November 7th
1861 and was buried in top secrecy in Myanmar (Burma) a lonely death
in spite of having 49 sons and daughters. Out of 49 children, three sons survived (and rest all were killed by the British
Government ) since they were not in Red Fort in Delhi. Some were in Humayun Tomb.
1. Prince Dara Bakth & 2. Prince Shahrukh were
captured by the British & killed.
Prince Mirza Quaish was the only fourth son of Bahadur Shah Zafar & Ashraf Mahal (first wife) who survived and manage to escape, travel to Kathamandu from there he went to Rajastan and lastly to Aurangabad. He was succeeded by his son prince Mirza Abdullah who moved to Hyderabad where he was given refuge by Lashkar Yar Jung, a noble in the serivce at Mahboob Ali Pasha (6th Nizam of Hyderabad).
Prince Mirza Abdullah’s son was prince Mirza Gafoor Ali Baig alias
prince Mirza Pyare who married Habeeb Begum, granddaughter of
Tipu Khan Bahadur, and had three children.
1. Prince Yosouf Ali Baig
2. Princess Husan Jahanara Begum
3. Princess Laila Umahani
Prince Yosouf Ali Baig died unmarried thus only two heirs of
Moghal emperor late Bahadur Shazaffer survived
Princess Husan Jahanara Begum married with Mohammed Munawar on 19th July 1935 and had seven children – 3 sons & 4 daughters.
Princess Laila Umahani married prince Yakub Moinuddin Tucy,
grandson of Nizam-ul-mulk Tucy of Turkey in the year 1935 and had
seven children – 4 sons & 3 daughters.
Princess Laila Umahani & prince Yakub Moinuddin Tucy’s son prince
Yakub Arifuddin Tucy married princess Zartaj Begum on February 24th 1967 and had three children.
1. Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy
2. Prince Yakub Mujeebuddin Tucy
3. Princess Asma Firdouse
Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy married princess Humoura
Fathima on 7th May 1997 and has two sons.
1. Prince Yakub Shahrukhuddin Tucy
2. Prince Yakub Waighiuddin Tucy.
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