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Atraf-i-Balda
Atraf-i-Baldah or just Atraf Baldah district was the capital of Hyderabad state. It consisted of seven talukas during the reign of the Nizams, rulers of Hyderabad State. The total revenue from the area went to the private purse of the Nizam known as Sarf-e-Khas. Atraf-i-Baldah meaning ''Suburbs of the City''. The area was distinct and was in direct control of the Nizams, outside this area was ruled by Jamindars, Jagirdars, landlords etc. Post Operation Polo After the annexation of Hyderabad state with Operation Polo on September 1948, some land was taken by the Army and the rest to the state provincial government. Division in Atraf-i-Balda district Hyderabad State was made up of sixteen districts. The districts were grouped into four divisions and Atraf-i-Baldah was part of Medak Gulshanabad Division – districts included Atraf-i-Balda (Hyderabad), Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda (Nalgundah), and Nizamabad districts. Atraf-i-Baldah Army The area was under Nizam's private army, At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarf-e-Khas
Sarf-e-Khas are crown lands across the princely state of Hyderabad belonging to the Nizam family covering 10,000 square miles. The Dar-ul-Shifa was the headquarters for Sarf-e-Khas during the reign of Nizam II. Sarf-e-Khas land revenue and the resources were used to serve the royalty exclusively, until its merger with Indian Union in 1948. It was taken over by the Government of India after the accession and paid The Last Nizam and his family a sum of one crore per annum. The Nizam had a private army known as Sarf-e-Khas army. History Formerly the Diwani revenue officials were also responsible for the revenue collection of the Sarf-e-Khas lands within their jurisdiction, but during the time of His Highness Nasir-ud-Dowla Bahadur some territories were detached from the Dewani and taken under his personal management. The reason for this was the great irregularity that used to occur in making payments from the treasury, which, owing to the system of revenue collection at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |