The story so far: The Supreme Court of India ruled in favour of the Telangana government on October 29, 2026, giving it control over land spread over 550 acres and 39 guntas in Miyapur Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy district. The ruling brings to a close a 32-year legal battle and settles a 114-year-old saga of a royal gift, mediaeval warfare, legal scrutiny, and dubious paperwork.

Hyderabad was ruled by the Nizams, who were the subedars of the Deccan province in the Mughal Empire between 1724 and 1948. The first Nizam, Asaf Jah, known as Nizam-ul-Mulk, had a close aide, Abu’l Khair Khan. One of Abu’l Khair Khan’s sons, Abu’l Fateh Khan, was granted jagirs by Nizam Ali Khan to maintain a praetorian guard or household troops to be at his beck and call.