Indian royal family heirs inheritance dispute- in pictures

  • Sixteen legal heirs of Syed Raza Ali Khan, the last ruler of the princely state of Rampur in northern India, will receive a share of his estate, which includes mansions, orchards and a private railway station. Photo: Sandeep Saxena
    Sixteen legal heirs of Syed Raza Ali Khan, the last ruler of the princely state of Rampur in northern India, will receive a share of his estate, which includes mansions, orchards and a private railway station. Photo: Sandeep Saxena
  • A portrait of Syed Raza Ali Khan. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
    A portrait of Syed Raza Ali Khan. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
  • Kazim Ali Khan, one of the grandsons of the late ruler and one of 16 heirs who will receive a share of an estate valued at $350 million. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
    Kazim Ali Khan, one of the grandsons of the late ruler and one of 16 heirs who will receive a share of an estate valued at $350 million. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
  • Kazim Ali Khan outside his grandfather's official residence in Rampur, now a part of Uttar Pradesh state. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
    Kazim Ali Khan outside his grandfather's official residence in Rampur, now a part of Uttar Pradesh state. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
  • Kazim Ali Khan with his sons Haider Ali Khan and Ali Mohammad Khan. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
    Kazim Ali Khan with his sons Haider Ali Khan and Ali Mohammad Khan. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
  • Syed Raza Ali Khan had three sons and six daughters but bequeathed his estate to his eldest son, triggering a decades-long legal dispute among the siblings. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
    Syed Raza Ali Khan had three sons and six daughters but bequeathed his estate to his eldest son, triggering a decades-long legal dispute among the siblings. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
  • The legal battle was over property and assets including gold-plated crockery. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
    The legal battle was over property and assets including gold-plated crockery. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
  • Valuers found gold and gem-encrusted weapons in an armoury in Rampur. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
    Valuers found gold and gem-encrusted weapons in an armoury in Rampur. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
  • Rafat Zamani, one of the wives of Syed Raza Ali Khan. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
    Rafat Zamani, one of the wives of Syed Raza Ali Khan. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
  • Zulfiqar Ali Khan and Murtaza Ali Khan (in black coat), two of three sons of Syed Raza Ali Khan. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
    Zulfiqar Ali Khan and Murtaza Ali Khan (in black coat), two of three sons of Syed Raza Ali Khan. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
  • Gold-plated crockery and a weapons peg from the late ruler's estate. Photo Kazim Ali Khan
    Gold-plated crockery and a weapons peg from the late ruler's estate. Photo Kazim Ali Khan
  • A gold-plated pistol found in the late ruler's armoury. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
    A gold-plated pistol found in the late ruler's armoury. Photo: Kazim Ali Khan
  • Kothi Khas Bagh is one of five properties that are to be divided among Nawab Syed Raza Ali Khan's legal heirs. Photo: Sandeep Saxena
    Kothi Khas Bagh is one of five properties that are to be divided among Nawab Syed Raza Ali Khan's legal heirs. Photo: Sandeep Saxena