Asaf Jah V was the eldest son of Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV "Mir Farqunda Ali Khan" and his wife Sahebzadi Dilawar unisa Begum Saheba. He was married three times, first to Sahebzadi Mahboob Begum Saheba, second to Sahebzadi Allah Rakhi Begum and third to Sahebzadi Hussaini Begum Saheba, and sired four sons and six daughters. He died at Hyderabad on 26 February 1869, after a reign of just 12 years and was buried at the Mecca Masjid mosque.[1]