Faluknama

Operation Polo

Arms & Equipment

Indian soldiers sort through the arms and equipment left behind by hostiles during the Operations in Hyderabad.

Accession to India

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Major General Muchu Chaudhury flank the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan after he signed the accession to India in September 1948.

Operation Polo

Indian Armoured Corps officers during the Hyderabad Police Action - Operation Polo. Standing at right is Captain (later General and Army Chief) Arun Sridhar Vaidya.

Group Photo

Shri K M Munshi and Swami Ramananda Tirtha along with Major General (later General and Army Chief) Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri and other officers at Secunderabad.

Cheerful Villagers

An Indian Army motor column is cheered by villagers on its way to Naldurg, Hyderabad.

Offering Surrender

Major General El Edroos (at right) offers his surrender of the Hyderabad State Forces to Major General (later General and Army Chief) Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri at Secunderabad.

C-in-C, Hyderabad State Forces
Major General (later General and Army Chief) Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri, Military Governor of Hyderabad and Major General El Edroos, Commander-in-Chief of the Hyderabad State Forces driving in a jeep in Secunderabad immediately after Major General El Edroos had offered his surrender to the Indian Army Commander.

Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri (L) talking with Syed Ahmed El Edroos.

Mir Laih Ali wearing a striped tie.

Flood lights surrounding the palace at night.

Kanyalal M. Munshi (2R) and his wife with Major General Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri.

Kanyalal M. Munshi laughing with a man.

Deen Yar Jung sitting in his office. - Nizam Police Commissioner

Army Chief Syed Ahmed El Edroos (R) shaking hands with Lt. General Sir Shri Rajendrasinghji

Kasim Razui drawing on a map in his office

Syed Ahmed El Edroos smoking a cigarette at his desk.

Mr. Kanyalal M. Munshi sitting on the sofa.

Operation Polo

Indian Armoured Corps officers during the Hyderabad Police Action - Operation Polo. Standing at right is Captain (later General and Army Chief) Arun Sridhar Vaidya.





Prime Minister Mir Laih Ali sitting in his office

Charminar

GOLCONDA

Royal Nizam of Hyderabad Osman Ali Khan

Princess Nilofuer wife of Prince Moazzam Jah Bahadur the Second Son of Nizam Seventh.

Princess of Berar Duru Shevar of the Kshatriyaas caste

Princess of Berar Duru Shevar of the Kshatriyaas caste, the wife of the heir to the throne of Hyderabad, in chamber of the palace.

Location:	Hyderabad, India
Date taken:	1946
Photographer:	Margaret Bourke-White

Hyderabad through 400 years

1512 Quli Qutub Shah established Qutub Shahi dynasty by seizing reins of power from Bahamanis. Established fortress city of Golconda. 1562 Hussain Sagar lake was built. 1589 Hyderabad was founded by Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah. 1591 Charminar was built 1614 Work on Mecca Masjid started 1687 Building of Mecca Masjid completed Aurangzeb captured Golconda. 1724 Nizam-ul-Mulk Asif Jah I founded Asif Jahi Dynasty by declaring Independence from Mughal Rulers. 1748 Death of Asif Jah( Nizam-Ul-Mulk - Nizam I) at the age of 78. 1766 Nizam made an alliance with the British. 1769 Nizam Ali Khan Asif Jah shifted the capital to Hyderabad. 1777 Purani haveli constructed by Mir Nizam Ali Khan , the second Nizam 1798 Subsidiary alliance for military and political co-operation signed between the Nizam and the British East India Company. Nizam relinquished control of the state's foreign affaires to British. 1803 Death of Nizam II - Nizam Ali Khan at the age of 72. 1804 Construction of Mir Alam Tank began and completed in 1806 1806 Secunderabad founded 1829 Death of Nizam III - Sikander Jah at the age of 62 1857 Death of Nizam IV - Nasir-Ud-Dowla 1858 A new coinage "Hali Sicca" introduced with inscription 'Sicca-e- Nizamul-Mulk Asif Jah Bhadur' 1864 Hyderabad Medical School established 1866 Birth of Nizam VI - Mahboob Ali Khan 1867 Government Central Printing Press was established 1867 Mir Osman Ali Khan , the last Nizam died on 24 Feb 1967 1868 Basir Bagh Palace was constructed by Sir Asam Jah 1884 Foundation of Falaknuma Palace Official language was changed from Persian to Urdu Director General of Police and Jail Department were established 1887 Sir Ronald Ross discovered the Parasite of Malaria 1908 Disastrous floods in River Musi 1911 Death of Nizam VI- mahaboob Ali Khan at the age of 45. 1915 Construction of High Court began and completed in 1919 1931 Osmania University building Project started 1948 Hyderabad merged into the Indian Union 1956 Hyderabad became capital of Andhra Pradesh 1976 Birla Temple constructed 1986 Death of Nizam V - Afzal-Ud-Dowla at the age of forty three years 1998 Hi-tech City inaugurated

The Residency, Hyderabad

The Residency, Chaderghat, Hyderabad; a photo by Lala Deen Dayal, 1880's


"The British Residency at Hyderabad," from vol. 3 of 'The Indian empire' by Robert Montgomery Martin, c.1860




The Residency, Hyderabad (Deccan); a palatial residence in classical style, with imposing entrance gateways, standing in a wooded park; a pencil drawing, c.1810.

Hyderabad in Old Postcards

Hyderabad in Old Postcards - Golconda Tombs

Hyderabad in Old Postcards - Hossein Sagar Lake Canal

Hyderabad in Old Postcards - Falaknama Castle

Hyderabad in Old Postcards - Street Scene Hyderabad

Hyderabad in Old Postcards - The Char Minar

Victoria Terminus and its streetscape, 1908