Asaf Jahi Dynasty

The Asaf Jahi (Hindi: आसफ़ जाहि, Urdu: آصف جاہ) was a Turkic dynasty from the region around Samarkand in modern day Uzbekistan. The family came to India in the late 17th century, and became employees of the Mughal Empire. As the Mughals, Turco-Mongol origin, were great patron of Persian culture , language, literature: the family found a ready patronage.

Asaf Jahi Dynasty

The Asaf Jahi (Hindi: आसफ़ जाहि, Urdu: آصف جاہ) was a Turkic dynasty from the region around Samarkand in modern day Uzbekistan. The family came to India in the late 17th century, and became employees of the Mughal Empire. As the Mughals, Turco-Mongol origin, were great patron of Persian culture , language, literature: the family found a ready patronage.