Hyderabad State was a princely state in the Deccan region of south-central India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana,the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka,and the Marathwada region of Maharashtra in India.
Ranjit Singh was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire,in the northwest Indian subcontinent,ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839.
Nizam of Hyderabad was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad State. Nizam is a shortened form of Niẓām ul-Mulk,and was the title bestowed upon Asaf Jah I when he was appointed Viceroy of the Deccan by the Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar. In addition to being the Mughal Viceroy (Naib) of the Deccan,Asaf Jah I was also the premier courtier of the Mughal Empire until 1724,when he established an independent realm based in Hyderabad,but in practice,continued to recognise the nominal authority of emperor.
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state,India. It is the tenth largest city in the state and the seventy-ninth most populated city in India. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of Nanded district.
The Fauj-i-Khas was a brigade of the Fauj-i-Ain section of the Sikh Khalsa Army of Punjab. It consisted of very experienced elites and had separate flag and emblem. It was strictly disciplined on French pattern. All the equipment and weapons were of the best type. It grew to be the best organised section of the regular army (Fauj-i-Ain)
Mir Osman Ali Khan,Asaf Jah VII was the last Nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad State,the largest state in the erstwhile Indian Empire. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911,at the age of 25 and ruled the State of Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948,until the Indian Union annexed it. He was styled as His Exalted Highness (H.E.H) the Nizam of Hyderabad,and was widely considered one of the world's wealthiest people of all time. With some estimates placing his wealth at 2% of U.S. GDP,his portrait was on the cover of Time magazine in 1937. As a semi-autonomous monarch,he had his mint,printing his currency,the Hyderabadi rupee,and had a private treasury that was said to contain £100 million in gold and silver bullion,and a further £400 million of jewels. The major source of his wealth was the Golconda mines,the only supplier of diamonds in the world at that time. Among them was the Jacob Diamond,valued at some £50 million,and used by the Nizam as a paperweight.
Udasis,also spelt as Udasins,also known as Nanak Putras,are a religious sect of ascetic sadhus centred in northern India who follow a tradition known as Udasipanth. Becoming custodians of Sikh shrines in the 18th century,they were notable interpreters and spreaders of the Sikh philosophy during that time. However,their religious practices border on a syncretism of Sikhism and Hinduism,and they did not conform to the Khalsa standards as ordained by Guru Gobind Singh. When the Lahore Singh Sabha reformers,dominated by Tat Khalsa Sikhs,would hold them responsible for indulging in ritual practices antithetical to Sikhism,as well as personal vices and corruption,the Udasi mahants were expelled from the Sikh shrines.
Sher Singh was the fourth Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. Elder of the twins of Maharaja Ranjit Singh,founder of the Sikh Empire and Maharani Mehtab Kaur. His reign began on 18 January 1840 following his assault on Lahore which ended the brief regency of Maharani Chand Kaur. He was assassinated on 15 September 1843 by Ajit Singh Sandhawalia.
Alwal is in Hyderabad city,and a suburb of Hyderabad. Earlier,Alwal was a part of Malkajgiri Mandal but in 2006,Alwal Municipality was merged into Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. After the district bifurcation in 2017,Alwal Municipality became a new Mandal "Alwal Mandal",in Malkajgiri revenue division,with Alwal as the Mandal Headquarters. It was a part of Ranga Reddy district before the re-organisation of districts in the state. It was a municipality prior to its merger into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
Sikander Jah,Asaf Jah III,was the 3rd Nizam of Hyderabad,India from 1803 to 1829. He was born in Chowmahalla Palace in the Khilwath,the second son of Asaf Jah II and Tahniat un-nisa Begum.
Mir Farqunda Ali Khan commonly known as Nasir-ud-Daulah,was fourth Nizam of Hyderabad,a princely state of British India,from 24 May 1829 until his death in 1857.
The Sikh Khalsa Army,also known as Khalsaji or simply Sikh Army,was the military force of the Sikh Empire. With its roots in the Khalsa founded by Guru Gobind Singh,the army was later modernised on Franco-British principles by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It was divided in three wings:the Fauj-i-Khas (elites),Fauj-i-Ain and Fauj-i-Be Qawaid (irregulars). Due to the lifelong efforts of the Maharaja and his European officers,it gradually became a prominent fighting force of Asia. Ranjit Singh changed and improved the training and organisation of his army. He reorganized responsibility and set performance standards in logistical efficiency in troop deployment,manoeuvre,and marksmanship. He reformed the staffing to emphasize steady fire over cavalry and guerrilla warfare,improved the equipment and methods of war. The military system of Ranjit Singh combined the best of both old and new ideas. He strengthened the infantry and the artillery. He paid the members of the standing army from treasury,instead of the Mughal method of paying an army with local feudal levies.
The Sikhs are adherents to Sikhism,the fifth largest organized religion in the world,with around 25 million adherents. Sikh History is around 500 years and in that time the Sikhs have developed unique expressions of art and culture which are influenced by their faith and synthesize traditions from many other cultures depending on the locality of the adherents of the religion. Sikhism is the only religion that originated in the Punjab region with all other religions coming from outside Punjab. All the Sikh gurus,many saints,and many of the martyrs in Sikh history were from Punjab and from the Punjabi people. Punjabi culture and Sikhism are mistakenly considered inseparably intertwined. "Sikh" properly refers to adherents of Sikhism as a religion,strictly not an ethnic group. However,because Sikhism has seldom sought converts,most Sikhs share strong ethno-religious ties,therefore it is a common stereotype that all Sikhs share the same ethnicity. Many countries,such as the U.K.,therefore misconcievingly recognize Sikh as a designated ethnicity on their censuses. The American non-profit organization United Sikhs has fought to have Sikhs included on the U.S. census as well,arguing that Sikhs "self-identify as an 'ethnic minority'" and believe "that they are more than just a religion".
The Asaf Jahi was a Muslim dynasty that ruled the Hyderabad State. The family came to India in the late 17th century and became employees of the Mughal Empire. They were great patrons of Indo-Persian culture,language,and literature,and the family found ready patronage.
Mah Laqa Bai,born Chanda Bai,and sometimes referred to as Mah Laqa Chanda,was an Indian 18th century Urdu poet,courtesan (tawaif) and philanthropist based in Hyderabad. In 1824,she became the first female poet to have a diwan of her work,a compilation of Urdu Ghazals named Gulzar-e-Mahlaqa,published posthumously. She lived in a period when Dakhini was making its transition into the highly Persianized Urdu. Her literary contributions provide insight into such linguistic transformations in southern India.
Hazur Sahib,also known as Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib,is one of the five takhts in Sikhism. The gurdwara was built between 1832 and 1837 by Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780–1839). It is located on the banks of the Godavari River at the city of Nanded in the state of Maharashtra,India.
Akali Phula Singh Nihang was an Akali Nihang Sikh leader. He was a saint soldier of the Khalsa Shaheedan Misl and head of the Budha Dal in the early 19th century. He was also a senior general in the Sikh Khalsa Army and commander of the irregular Nihang of the army. He played a role in uniting Sikh misls in Amritsar. He was not afraid of the British who at many times ordered for his arrest but were not successful. During his later years he served for the Sikh Empire as a direct adviser to Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He remained an army general in many famous Sikh battles up until his martyrdom in the battle of Nowshera. He was admired by the local people and had a great influence over the land and his settlement was always open to help the poor and helpless. He was well known and was a humble unique leader and prestigious warrior with high character. He was also known for his effort to maintain the values of Gurmat and the Khalsa panth.
The localities and neighborhoods of Hyderabad have unique oral histories,dating to the time of the Qutb Shahi dynasty,over 400 years ago,and are named after various people and things. Some are named after a major building or structure in the locality,others named for individuals. The names are mostly in Telugu and Urdu,the major languages of the city. This is a list of localities,neighborhoods and streets of Hyderabad and their etymology.
Sham Raj II,,,was an Indian noble who served as a member of H. E. H the Nizam's Executive Council. He was the first Hindu member in the executive council. Some of the ancestors of Sham Raj Bahadur were themselves peshkars and diwan to the Nizams and still earlier their family served at various points in their career to Shah Jahan,the Mughal Emperor. A member of the powerful Rai Rayan family,Sham Raj built a magnificent personal library inside his palace containing 45,000 rare books,which he later generously opened to public.
