- Salar Jung- I was born in 1829 in Bijapur
- His original name : Mir Turab Ali Khan
- On 31st May, 1853 at the age of 24 years Salarjung- I was appointed as Hyderabad state Prime Minister (Diwan)
- He worked with three Nizams from 1853 to 1883 for 30 years
- 1853-57 : Nasir-ud-daula
- 1857-69 : Afzal-ud-daula
- 1869-83 : Mir Mahboob Ali Khan
- Grand father of Salar Jung- I : Munirul Mulk
- Uncle of Salar Jung : Siraj-ul-mulk
- The political advisor of Salar Jung was Nawab Sarwar-ul-mulk
- Salar Jung is the descendant of Sheik omar karman of Medina
- Salar Jung held following positions before becoming Diwan Medak Talukdar Higher authority in revenue department
- Nasir-ud-daula named Salar Jung – I as a “Firangi bacha” (foreign boy)
- In 1876, Salar Jung-I visited London with the motive of obtaining Berar back from the British. (British took Berar in 1853)
- In London Salarjung-I received the honorary degree of D.C.L (Degree in Civil Law) from the University of Oxford
- He learned administrative tactics from officer Daiton in London
- While returning to India, Salar Jung visited Rome city and there he purchased the famous marble statue titled “Veiled Rebecca”
- At present, this statue is present at Salar Jung museum in Hyderabad
- He introduced modern administrative principles in Hyderabad
- When Salar Jung was appointed as the Diwan of Nizam, the situation of Hyderabad state was bad. So, he introduced following reforms