Wednesday, July 22, 2009

History

Telangana region has been ruled by many great dynasties like Sathavahanas, Chalukyas, Kakatiya, Mughals, Qutubshahis, asafjahis. Of the Kakathiyas views on architecture are found more in these days too. Sathavahanas ruled on Telangana for about 400 years from the 2nd century BC to beyond the 2nd century Sathavahanas also called Salivahanas and Satakarnis. 3 In the first century BC, Simukha, the founder of the dynasty Sathavahana, unified the various Andhra principalities into one kingdom and became its ruler (271 BC - 248 BC). Satakarni II, ruler of the sixth dynasty (184 BC) was a ruling that could expand his kingdom to the west. He ruled over a period of 56 years. Pulumavi has given me renewed strength and glory of his kingdom. The only silver lining in this dynasty was the excellent literary work, Gathasaptasati, Hala, the 17th king Satavahana. Dharmapuri in Karimnagar was the capital for many years.

Among Kakathiyas, Prataparudra, grandson of Rudramamba was great ruler who succeeded his grandmother in AD1295 and ruled until AD1323. He pushed the western border of his kingdom up to Raichur. He introduced many administrative reforms. He divided the kingdom into 75 Nayakships, which was later adopted and developed by the Vijayanagar Rayas.

During the reign of Sultan Mohd Shah III Bahamani, one sultan Quli Qutub, who was born in Hamadan in Persia, came to Deccan and started his career as a bodyguard of Mohd Shah. With his skill and courage from one position to another until he became the Governor of Telangana, eastren the province of Bahmani kingdom.

When the sultanate Bahamani became weak, Quli Qutub became independent and formed his Qutubshahi the dynasty in 1518. Since then, he devoted most of its energies on expanding its borders of his kingdom. Took possession of part of Berar in the north, Rajkonda, Deverkonda, Gahanpura, Kovilakonda and Panagal so much of the Telugu speaking areas in their possession. Sitapati of Bhogikala defeated, and captured Bellamkonda, Indrakonda, Khammam, Warangal etc. in 1543 Jamsheed assassinated Quli Qutub.

The Golkonda fort was built by Quliqutub. His son Jamsheed became the King who was succeeded by his brother Ibrahim in 1550. During his reign, trade and commerce flourished enormously. Telangana, like Egypt, became the Mart throughout the world. Comerciantes Turkestan, Persia, Arabia and used to frequent Telangana and found their trade attractive and prosperous. In his reign two tanks namely Ibrahim pantam Hussainsagar tank were built. He also built a bridge over the Musi river, which is known as Puranapul. The Hindus of Telangana remember him for his patronage of Telugu literature. Many poets like telugu Addanki Kavi Gangadhar, Panuganti Telanganarya, Kandukuri Rudra Kavi flourished in his court. He won the goodwill among their Hindu subjects. He died in 1580, and was succeeded by his son Quli Qutub Shah.

Qutubshah moved his capital from Golkonda to Hyderabad on the river Musi. He built the Jamia mosque in Charmin. He died in 1611. He was succeeded by his nephew Mohd. Qutubshah and had no children. Mohd Qutub Shah joined the confederation of Deccani against Moughals powers to halt their advance towards Deccan / South. He was a scholar and composed gazals, tarki, bunds and Rubaya. He died in 1662 and was succeeded by his son Sayyed Ahmed in 1667.

At this moment the Moughals annexed Ahmednagar and marched towards Golkonda. Sayyed Ahmed signed the treaty and accepted the Moughal Empore suzerainity of Shah Jahan and agreed to pay 8 lakh rupees as tribute to Moughlals.

With the connivance of mirjumla the Mughal emperor Aurgangzeb sent his son Mohd. Sultan in 1656, which besiezed Golkonda and occupied Hyderabad. However on intervention of Darashekou and Jahanara Delhi Aurangazeb was forced to take higher paying one crore Chinnoor and delivery. Later Mohd Sultan married the second daughter of Abdullah. Abdullah died in 1672 and his son Abul Hassan succeeded him. Madanna appointed as his Prime Minister and his brother Akkanna as commander in chief. In 1687 Auragazeb again attacked Golkonda which successfully resisted-his advance. However, due to the treachery of Sardar Khan, a senior Army officer who opened the door Golkonda fort, captured the fortress in 1687 and Abul Hassan was made captive. They looted the city in all the streets and markets where lakhs worth in cash, goods, china and expensive carpets of aristocracy was available.

The State of Hyderabad was founded by Mir Qamruddin Chin Qilich Khan. He was the son of Aurangzeb general. Ghazi-ud-din Khan Feroz Jang, who traced his ancestry to Abu Bakr, the first Khalifa. In 1713, six years after the death of Aurangzeb, Emperor Farrukhsiyar became viceroy of the Deccan Qamruddin Mir, with the title of Nizam-ul-Mulk Feroz Jang. Later, the emperor Muhammad Shah conferred on him the title of Asaf Jah, by which title the dynasty is still known. In 1724, Mir Qamruddin has made himself virtually independent of New Delhi, although he and his successors continued to profess a nominal allegiance to the Mughal emperor until 1858, when the British Crown assumed the government of India.

In 1799 the Nizam help the East India Company in the war with Tippu Sultan and after the latter's defeat and death, the British gave a part of their territories to the Nizam.

The death of the Nizam Khan and the succession of his eldest son to survive, Sikander Jah, occurred on August 7, 1803.

Sikander Jah died on May 21, 1829, and was succeeded by his eldest son to survive, Nasir-ud-Daula. By the Treaty of 1853, the province of Berar, with some districits in the Raichur Doab and on the frontier of Hyderabad wertern been allocated for this purpose, their administration being taken by British officers under the supervision of the residents of Hyderabad .

By the Treaty of 1860, except for Berar, all other districts in 1853 were re-allocated.

Mir Mahbub Ali Khan was a minor when his father happened to Afzal-ud-Daula on February 26, 1869.

The quota of Hyderabad, with the exception of the artillery which was disbanded, and joined the Indian army in delocalized, with provision for the protection of the Nizam domain.

Nizam Mir Usman Ali Khan Bahadur is the seventh in line. Gaddi happened to the August 29, 1911. In 1918 the title "is Exalted Highness" was conferred on him as an hereditary distinction. Shortly thereafter, an autograph letter by the King, he was awarded the title of "faithful ally of the British Government."

Geographically, Hyderabad occupies a central position in the heart of the country. Of the population, income and the importance it was the first state in the country. The population was nearly sixteen million and annual revenue of Rs. 26 crores. Its area was over 82,000 square miles. Hyderabad had its own currency, paper currency and stamps. Hyderabad was treated by the British, not unlike other states of India. The right of intervention in internal affairs was repeatedly asserted and exercised.

In 1985, Reading, then Viceroy, ascertained that the sovereignty of the British Crown was supreme in India. The viceroy is noted that the right of the British Government to intervene in the internal affairs of States of India and the Nizam were not in a category separate from that of the rulers of other states of India.

In March 1946 the cabinet mission advised the princely states regarding the future of their merger after the formation of independent India, Pakistan and Indian Muslims to separate. This was clarified in May 1946 referring to the expiry of paramountency and the formation of the federation. The congress opposed the Independent states outside the Federal Union, but the Muslim League was to encourage states to remain independent. Nizam of Hyderabad was under the influence of a fanatical body called Ittehadul Musulmin under Kasim Razvi, declared his intention to remain as an independent state.

Shortly after the announcement of His Majesty's Government plan June 3, 1947, the Nizam issued a signed statement of its intention not to send representatives to the Constituent Assembly of either Pakistan or India, and making it clear that the 15 August he would be entitled to resume the status of independent and sovereign. Had been his ambition to ensure state domination of their state, on the withdrawal of the British and treatment then henceforth as a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. When he saw that clause 7 of the draft law on the independence of India does not permit the granting of Dominion Status to an Indian state. The Nizam sent a delegation to New Delhi on July 11 led by the Nawab of Chhatari, Chairman of the Board to deal with Lord Mountbatten.

Meanwhile Laika Ali was pressing that the Hyderabad issue should be taken to the United Nations. On August 17, wrote to Nehru that Hyderabad had decided to seek the good offices of the United Nations so that the dispute between Hyderabad and India might be resolved and a peaceful and lasting solution to them.

The Government of India did not agree that Hyderabad had the right under international law to seek the intervention of the United Nations or any other outside agency to solve the issue. And, as the Government of India believes that the Indo-Hyderabad conflict as a purely domestic, which denies the Nizam's claim to invoke the good offices of the United Nations in which connation.

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