Meet Indian man who claims to be descendant of Mughalemperor Akbar, claims to own Taj Mahal

NEW DELHI: Royal lineages rules India until Independence. As India became a republic with democracy helming the country, monarchy system got abolished. However, the royal descendants continue to live in India, lay claims to the properties made by the ancestors.

Maharani Rajikaraje Gaekwad, or the Princess Diya Kumari from Rajasthan are among the several other royals living in the subcontinent.One man claims to be a descendant of the Mughals. So much so, he has often challenged the ownership of Taj Mahal, the Ram Mandir row etc. His name is Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy.

Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy claims to be the descendant of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. He claims to be the sixth generation. This establishes his connection with Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan, Akbar and other Mughal emperors. Currently he lives in Hyderabad and is the Mutawalli & Caretaker of Aurangzeb’s Grave.

Amid the recent vandalisms of the tomb of Aurangzeb in Maharashtra, the Prince filed a petition: ” sends Representation to Hon’ble President of India requesting her to pass the orders to Government of India or State Government for the protection of Monument/ Grave of Aurangzeb Alamgeer RH.”

In 2019, he challenged Princess Diya Kumari of Rajasthan who claimed to have documents for Taj Mahal. The Prince had confronted her saying, ” If you do have the documents kept in your pothikhana, show them. If you have even a drop of Rajput blood within, show those documents.”