MOGHAL EMPERORS 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 Abdullahs 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 Tucys 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. --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos