India: Mir Osman Khan, last Nizam of Hyderabad (left) with Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, first Indian Union Home Minister, Hyderabad, 1948

Nizam Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi Asaf Jah VII was the last Nizam (or ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad and of Berar. He ruled Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948, until it was annexed by India.

Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) was an Indian barrister and statesman, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of the Republic of India.

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