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Hyderabad Sepoy Revolt (1857): First war of Independence After the Nizam signed the Treaty of Subsidiary Alliance with the East India Company in 1800, there were bouts of anti-British rebellions till 1857, led notably by Raja Mahipat Ram, Mubarez-ud-Dowlah, Moulvi Allauddin, and Turrebaz Khan. Among the noteworthy places of such uprising were Aurangabad, Udgir, Nizamabad, Raichur and Karimnagar. Within the Nizam’s army and the Subsidiary Troops of East India Company, men revolted against the European officers. Behind some of these rebellions were communities such as Bhils, Hutkers and Marathas. In 1812, the Indian sepoys in the British Residency at Hyderabad broke into an open mutiny They tied their Commander Major Edward Gordon to the muzzle of the gun and threatened to blow him up unless their pay and pardon were guaranteed The sepoys stationed at Nizamabad, Nanded, Parbha- m, Berar, Sirivancha and Mahadevpura also rose m revolt against the British Major Gordon was eventually release...

During the reign of Nizam Sikandar Jah, Raja Rao Rambha Nimbalkar and Noor-ui-oomra, the two nobles of the court of Hyderabad became the rallying personalities of the discontended sepoys of the East India Company The changes affected m the army uniform was interpreted by the sepoys as a calculated move of converting them to Christianity and it triggered off disaffection A number of soldiers deserted the company, and joined the forces of Raja Rao Rambha Nimbalkar and Noor-ul-oomra The Resident succeeded in suppressing the discontent of the troops and prevailed upon the Nizam to take strong action against the two nobels Accordingly Nimbalkar was banished to his jagir and Noor-ul-oomra was dismissed from service Raja Mahipat Ram , the Governor of Berar exercised a great influence on Nizam Sikandar Jah. The Resident of Hyderabad got wind of the Raja’s efforts to persuade the Nizam to enter into an alliance with the Holkars and Sindhias who were spearheading a revolt against the B...

Asaf Jahis ( 1724 AD - 1948 AD)  1724 A.D - I748 A.D:  Asaf Jah I -  Mir Kamar-ud-din / Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah, the first Nizam, was born in 167I A.D., at Delhi, where he, at an early age, attracted the favourable notice of the emperor Aurangzeb. His original name was Kamar-ud-din, and the title of Asaf Jah was conferred upon him by the emperor Muhammud Shah when he obtained the keys of the fortress of Golconda. He was at that time engaged in re-conquering the posses- sions of the Delhi emperor in southern India, and about the year 1730 A.D. he was confirmed in his appointment as Viceroy of the Deccan by the emperor Muhammud Shah, who not only sent him the title of Asaf Jah, but also some jewels and an elephant,and told him to settle the country, repress the turbulent, punish the rebels, and cherish the people. In 1748 he died in camp, near Burhanpur, and his body was interred near the fort of Daulatabad, where his tomb may be seen to-day. 1748 A.D - 1750 A.D: Mir Ahmed K...

Origin : Gaurwadi in Balaghat Hills,  Ahemednagar District, Maharashtra State, India. Elevation : 823 metres (2,700 ft) Length : 724 km (450 mi) Drainage : 30,844 km2 (11,909 sq mi) Outflow : Godavari River States : Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana. Length in Telangana : Around 290 km Start : Goudgaon (Janwada)   village, Nagalgidda Mandal, Narayankhed revenue division of Sangareddy district in Telangana, India. End : Kandakurthy village, Renjal Mandal, Nizamabad district Districts : Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, Nizamabad Sangareddy District: Nagalgidda,  Manoor of Narayankhed revenue division, Raikode of Zaheerabad revenue division, Vatpally, Munipally, Pulkal, Sadasivpet, Sangareddy, Hathnoora, Andole Medak District Mandals: Chillipched, Kulcharam, Medak, Papannapet, Shankarampet_A, Kamareddy District Mandals: Nagireddypet, Nizamsagar, Pitlam, Banswada, Birkoor, Bichkunda, Madnur Nizamabad District Mandals: Kotgiri, Bodhan, Renjal Manjira River also spelled ...