A Look At Life After The Throne For The Final Rulers Of Five Empires

Life goes on; even after you’ve abdicated the throne. Here’s how these five rulers spent the rest of their lives

There is a heavy burden in being a sovereign. You are responsible for continuing the dynasty first set up by your more famous ancestors, while the eyes of your entire country and other world leaders judge your every action.

Sometimes, however — fate has a very different path in store for you than the one envisioned for you by your forefathers.

Below we look at five rulers who ended the monarchy with their abdication; and how they lived out the rest of their days after leaving the palace.

#5: Mukarram Jah — Last Nizam of Hyderabad

Of the ~560 princely states which joined India, Hyderabad was the wealthiest and highest “ranking”.

Whilst India gained independence in 1947 — with the various princely states joining the union soon after; the erstwhile rulers of these princely states kept their titles, a privy purse, and many other privileges that set them apart from the ordinary citizenry.

Mukarram Jah inherited the title of Nizam of Hyderabad from his grandfather in the…