The Hyderabad State Forces were the armed forces of the
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
of
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
. People from both India and abroad were recruited into the Forces. Among these groups were Arab nationals like
Chaush and African nationals like
Siddi's who now stay in
Barkas and
A.C. Guards areas of present Hyderabad respectively. The Hyderabad cavalry was chiefly composed of Muslim castes such as Mughals, Pathans, Syeds, Sheikhs and Balochs.
Afghan And Pathan's Are joined militry who are migrated from present day Afghanistan,pakistan and Kashmir.They were principally recruited from the
Deccan
The large Deccan Plateau in South India, southern India is located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada river. To the north, it is bou ...
, but
Delhi
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,
Lucknow
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,
Shahjahanpur
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The city is between Bareilly and Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
History
Shahjahanpur was established by Dil ...
,
Sindh
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and
Balochistan
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also supplied recruits to bolster ranks. These non-indigenous soldiers were called as "Rohollas". The Hindus made a very small portion of the cavalry. The
Nizam of Hyderabad
The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...
also had about 1200
Sikh
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guards. Other battalions within the army were called line "Walas". Some troops were also supplied by Europeans for the security of Nizam.
Commanding Divisions
![SIKH REGIMENT SOLDIER oppo phone](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/SIKH_REGIMENT_SOLDIER_oppo_phone.jpg)
Actually It was Three different corps were commanded by three different independent commanders. The
Nizam
The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...
, the Diwan, and an important officer in Nizam's government called Shangal Umara or "Amin Kabir" each one maintained their own separate divisions.
During the time of Operation Polo, the Hyderabad State Forces consisted of six infantry battalions, two Cavalry regiments, and 1,500 armed irregulars. The army had two light armored regiments and one field battery.
In total, the Nizam's army numbered 24,000 men, of whom some 6,000 were fully trained and equipped. Some of the units surrendered on the first two days of the Operation. Four Hyderabadi infantry Companies and three Cavalry squadrons were later absorbed into the
Maratha Light Infantry
The Maratha Light Infantry is a light infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It traces its lineage to the Bombay Sepoys, raised in 1768, making it the most senior light infantry regiment in the Indian Army. The class composition of the regiment ...
,
Madras Regiment
The Madras Regiment is the oldest infantry regiment of the Indian Army, originating in the 1750s. The regiment took part in numerous campaigns with both the British Indian Army and the post-independence Indian Army.
History
The town of Madras wa ...
,
Poona Horse
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and
Deccan Horse
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of the Indian Army respectively.
History
British Rule
In 1767-1768,
Nizam ʿĀlī accepted British Suzerainty on Hyderabad state through the
Treaty of Masulipatam
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. From 1778 onwards, a British
resident
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* Resident minister, a representative of a government in a foreign country
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and subsidiary force were installed in his dominions. His state surrounded by areas controlled by the British,
Nizam ʿĀlī Khan, Asaf Jah 2 was pushed to enter into an agreement that placed his country under British protection in 1798.
Nizam ʿĀlī Khan and his soldiers were fought for the British in the
Second
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(1803–05) and
Third
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* , a fraction of one third
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* 3rd Street (d ...
(1817–19) Maratha Wars, and Nizam
Nāṣir al-Dawlah and
Hyderabad's military contingent remained loyal to the British during the
Sepoy Mutiny
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(1857–58).
Operation Polo
In September 1948, the
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...
invaded
Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of 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 t ...
. The battle between the Nizam's army and the Indian army had lasted for five days, and had led to an Indian victory. On Day 5 of this operation - 17 September 1948, the
7th Nizam announced a ceasefire which ended the armed action. As a result of this, Hyderabad was integrated into the Indian union
See also
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Annexation of Hyderabad
Operation Polo was the code name of the Hyderabad "police action" in September 1948, by the then newly independent Dominion of India against Hyderabad State. It was a military operation in which the Indian Armed Forces invaded the Nizam-ruled ...
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Imperial Service Troops
The Imperial Service Troops were forces raised by the princely states of the British Indian Empire. These troops were available for service alongside the Indian Army when such service was requested by the British government. At the beginning of ...
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15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade
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External links
Soldiers of NIZAMS of HYDERABAD STATE
References
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History of Hyderabad, India
Military units and formations of the princely states of India
Military units and formations established in 1724
Military units and formations disestablished in 1948