Support This channel : https://www.patreon.com/1MegaVideosChannel Join the Patron: this is Invitation link: https://patreon.com/invite/wvnznz Credits: https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/indian-royal-families-that-are-struggling-today/#.6hlolj0mf Music : Laire - Final Coming (No Copyright Chillstep Music) Sad Cinematic Epic Music Umbrella Royalty Free 8 Indian Royal Families That Were Once Wealthy But Are Strng To Sure Today 1. Osman Ali Khan, The Last Nizam of Hyderabad Once the richest man in the world, now his descendants possess less than a fraction of his wealth. By the early 20 th century, the Nizam’s wealth accumulated to approximately £100 million in gold and silver bullion, and £400 million in jewelry alone, making him the richest man in the world. He used a 185-carat diamond worth $200 million for a paperweight and apparently, had enough pearls to fill up Piccadilly Circus. 2. Raja Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar Chamupati Singh, Mahapatra of Tigiria Forced to sell his palace and sed of royal privileges, he lives at the mercy of the village folk now. He is the last survg former ruler in Odisha, and was once the life of India's royal party circuit. He had a fleet of 25 luxury cars and lived in palace with 30 servants. He was known for his prowess as a shikari , who had shot 13 tigers and 28 leopards. However, his fortunes vanished after Indian Independence, when he lost his state's tax revenues and was given a privy purse of £130 pounds a year instead. He was forced to sell his palace in 1960 for £900 and later separated from his wife. In 1975, the Government withdrew the last remaining royal privileges and he lost his annual income. 3. Sultana Begum, wife of the great grandson of Bahadur Shah Zafar After her husband's demise, her life has been reduced to a measly pension from which she has to support her 6 children. She had married the great-grandson of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Since her husband Prince Mirza Bedar Bukht died in 1980, Sultana has descended into a life of pty. The heiress is fed to live in a tiny two-room hut in a slum area of Kolkata. She shares a kitchen with her neighbours and washes in the street using water from public taps. 4. The Scindias of Gwalior A family who almost went into ruination because they were too careful with their treasury. The Tomars built the magnificent Fort of Gwalior, the Mughals turned it into an infamous prison, the 1857 rebels used it as a strategic outpost and eventually it became a stronghold of the Scindias. The Gwalior fort was used by the Scindias to as an arry as well as a treasury. The Scindias had huge collection of wealth known as the 'Gangajali' and the same was kept in it. It was said that this wealth was accumulated so that it could be used during emergencies such as wars and famines. 5. Ziauddin Tucy, descendant of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor An apparent descendant of the wealthy Mughal dty, who now lives on a pension. Ziauddin Tucy is the sixth generation descendant of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and today strles to make ends meet. Living in a rented house, he still believes that the government will release properties of the erstwhile Mughals to the legal heirs. 6. Uthradam Thirunal Marthanda Varma , the former King of Tranvancore The family that gave away all their fortune to God. By 1750 Travancore had become rich and big. So the then king, made a unique spiritual and historical contribution. He decided to surrender all his riches to the temple - Padmanabhaswamy who is also their family deity. Then in 1839, almost two decades before the mtiny, they rose against the British again, but the subsequent phment was sre. The royals of Travencore were rid of their army of 50,000 and ordered to pay reparations for upkeep of British regints. 7. Descendants of Tipu Sultan One of the greatest wiors India has produced, whose descendants are now pulling rickshaws for a living. Revered as the "Tiger of Mysore", Tipu Sultan achieved fame through his military genius and statesmanship and died fighting the British at Seringapatnam in May 1799. His lineage now is in danger of exction. Tipu Sultan's descendants have been reduced to abject penury and been forced to take up menial jobs to survive. This is despite the fact that they continue to be heirs to one of the country's biggest and richest Muslim trusts, the Prince Ghulam Mohammed Trust. 8. Princess Sakina Mahal of Awadh Once ruling over a massive stretch of land, this family who lives in a notorious Mahal, tucked away in a forest of Delhi. princess Sakina Mahal, whose family were the rulers of the Kingdom of Oudh, were once ruling over a mammoth swath of central India. Currently, the p incess Sakina and one prince Riaz, These are just a few stories among many, of India's dyg royalty