Syed Ahmed El Edroos

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Syed Ahmed El-Edroos
Operation Polo

Syed Ahmed El-Edroos (

annexation of Hyderabad State
by India in 1948.

Life

Syed Ahmed El-Edroos was of

1st Hyderabad Lancers
.

El-Edroos was a close confidante and trusted aide of the Nizam of Hyderabad.[citation needed] His brothers were also senior officers and distinguished members of the Nizam's army.

He was ready for a war but was advised by the

Hyderabad city so that there would be no bloodshed of innocent people.[1]

In September 1948 El-Edroos held the rank of Major-General and Commander of the

Operation Polo
, the Indian Army was able to scatter this mixed force in five days of fighting. General El-Edroos, who had advised the Nizam against opposing the entry of Indian forces, surrendered on 17 September.

Autobiography

His autobiography Hyderabad of the Seven Loaves was published in April 1994 and presented a historical account of the Asaf Jahi dynasty with an autobiographical sketch of the author, covering the events of Hyderabad's merger with the Indian Union. It narrates several anecdotes and facts about the city during the Nizami reign.[3] The book also contains some rare pictures of the royal and aristocratic events that took place at the time.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-8047-5442-2
    .
  2. ^ Khan, Asghar Ali (15 September 2019). "September 17, 1948—a sweeping 'invasion' of Hyderabad State". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ Khalidi, Omar (1994). "Memoirs of General El Edroos". Pakistan Historical Society. 42 (2): 181–213.

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