6. The Mahapatras of Tigiria
The last king of the dynasty Raja Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh spent his last days on the mercy of his neighbours. He died penniless and poor.
The Mahapatra of Tigiria were once the rulers of Odisha. Before Independence, they were one of the richest families in India.
The last king of the dynasty Raja Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh, once owned more than 25 cars but soon after Independence, their wealth started to perish.
The final nail in the coffin was in 1975 when the government decided to withdraw all royal privileges.
7. The Nizams
Mukarram Jah, one of the direct descendants of the family, is fighting diabetes and lives a pretty ordinary life in Istanbul, as compared to his great ancestors.
The Nizams were not only one of the richest families in India but they were also very powerful. Just like most of other royal families of India, Independence spelled doomed for them. They tried to fight for their own state but failed.
Their kingdom became an integral part of India and the Nizams had to say goodbye to their wealth and power.
The last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi left behind more than 400 legal heirs.
8. The Czars of Russia
Leonida Georgievna was one of the last surviving members of the family, and her wealth was nowhere close to that of the great Czars.
Nicholas Czar II was the last ruling Czar of Russia. The Romanov dynasty was ousted in the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and many of members of the royal family were murdered.
Leonida Georgievna was one of the last surviving members of the family after she had managed to escape from Russia.
Although the supreme court has ruled in favor of the Czars still it looks quite unlikely that they would ever be able to rule Russia again. The days of their glory are now long gone.
9. The Ottoman Turks
Princess Neslisah one of the last surviving rulers of the great Ottoman empire had to spend most of her life in France in exile with her husband.
Once they were one of the most powerful rulers in the world. After the empire perished one of its last surviving members of the family was married to the King Of Eygpt. But as luck would have it, soon Egypt became a republic and the royal family had to go into exile.
10. Descendants of Tipu Sultan
Today, one of his descendants plies rickshaw while another one is a kerosene dealer.
Tipu Sultan was known for his bravery and valor. He was one of the first Indian Kings to rise aginst the British. Although his descendants continue to be heirs of the country’s biggest and richest Muslim trusts, the Prince Ghulam Mohammed Trust, they still live a life of extreme poverty. The descendants of the famous King has to do all sorts of jobs to meet their ends.
6. The Mahapatras of Tigiria
The last king of the dynasty Raja Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh spent his last days on the mercy of his neighbours. He died penniless and poor.
The Mahapatra of Tigiria were once the rulers of Odisha. Before Independence, they were one of the richest families in India.
The last king of the dynasty Raja Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh, once owned more than 25 cars but soon after Independence, their wealth started to perish.
The final nail in the coffin was in 1975 when the government decided to withdraw all royal privileges.
7. The Nizams
Mukarram Jah, one of the direct descendants of the family, is fighting diabetes and lives a pretty ordinary life in Istanbul, as compared to his great ancestors.
The Nizams were not only one of the richest families in India but they were also very powerful. Just like most of other royal families of India, Independence spelled doomed for them. They tried to fight for their own state but failed.
Their kingdom became an integral part of India and the Nizams had to say goodbye to their wealth and power.
The last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi left behind more than 400 legal heirs.
8. The Czars of Russia
Leonida Georgievna was one of the last surviving members of the family, and her wealth was nowhere close to that of the great Czars.
Nicholas Czar II was the last ruling Czar of Russia. The Romanov dynasty was ousted in the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and many of members of the royal family were murdered.
Leonida Georgievna was one of the last surviving members of the family after she had managed to escape from Russia.
Although the supreme court has ruled in favor of the Czars still it looks quite unlikely that they would ever be able to rule Russia again. The days of their glory are now long gone.
9. The Ottoman Turks
Princess Neslisah one of the last surviving rulers of the great Ottoman empire had to spend most of her life in France in exile with her husband.
Once they were one of the most powerful rulers in the world. After the empire perished one of its last surviving members of the family was married to the King Of Eygpt. But as luck would have it, soon Egypt became a republic and the royal family had to go into exile.
10. Descendants of Tipu Sultan
Today, one of his descendants plies rickshaw while another one is a kerosene dealer.
Tipu Sultan was known for his bravery and valor. He was one of the first Indian Kings to rise aginst the British. Although his descendants continue to be heirs of the country’s biggest and richest Muslim trusts, the Prince Ghulam Mohammed Trust, they still live a life of extreme poverty. The descendants of the famous King has to do all sorts of jobs to meet their ends.