Hyderabadi Nizam's Mojari

These mojari are said to have been worn by the Nizam of Hyderabad, Shikander Jah, in the early nineteenth century but could date to later in the century. They are embellished with gold metal thread called zardozi and salma sitara embroidery which is gold metal embroidery incorporating a sequin, called sitara or star. The throats are embellished with rubies, diamonds and emeralds set in enameled gold. Hyderabad broke away from the Mughal Empire in 1724 and was an independent, Islamic kingdom in the nineteenth century.