Family Origins
The Asaf Jahi dynasty originated in the region around Samarkand, but the family came to India in the late 17th century, from the Perso-Turkic spreaking regions of the 'Paamir Knot', and became employees of the Mogul empire in north India. As the Moguls were great patron of Persian culture, language, literature: the family found a ready patronage.
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