History of Hyderabad
The city of Hyderabad was founded by the Qutb Shahi sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah in 1591 CE. It was built around the Charminar, which formed the centerpiece of the city. Hyderabad became an important trading centre for diamonds and pearls, and a centre for culture.[2]
After a brief period of Mughal rule, the first Nizam of Hyderabad conquered the city in 1724. The Nizams later signed a subsidiary alliance with the British, and their territory became Hyderabad State, the largest princely state in British India with the city of Hyderabad as its capital. During this period, industry, railways, modern education, and airways developed in Hyderabad.
After India's
In 2014, the state of Telangana was carved out from Andhra Pradesh and Hyderabad became its new capital.
Ancient history
Archaeologists excavating near the city have unearthed
Medieval history
Various Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms ruled the area during the subsequent centuries. The area was ruled by the
The Kakatiyas built the
The fall of Warangal to
Under the Bahmani Sultanate, Golkonda slowly rose to prominence. Sultan
Time line
The Qutb Shahi dynasty (1518–1687)
Establishment of the Golconda Sultanate
In 1463, Sultan Muhammad Shah Bahmani II dispatched
In 1518, when the
The
Founding of Hyderabad
In 1589, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah,[16] the fifth ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, selected the present site of the city and established the city of Hyderabad at the banks of the Musi river to overcome water shortages experienced at Golconda.[17] The Purana Pul (old bridge) enabled quick travel between Golconda and Hyderabad.[18]
There are various theories about the naming of the city. One popular theory suggests that the sultan had named the city "Bhaganagar" or "Bhāgyanagar" after Bhāgmathi, a local nautch (dancing) girl with whom he had fallen in love.[19] She converted to Islam and adopted the title Hyder Mahal.[20] The city was renamed Hyderabad in her honour.[19] According to another source, the city was named after Haidar, the son of Quli Qutb Shah.[21] Historians dismiss the theory of dancing girl as a "figment of the imagination" that lacks a "shred of evidence". According to the Hyderabad-based historian Capt. Panduranga Reddy (retd) who studied the city's origin, "It is all fiction that Hyderabad was ever named Bhagyanagar or that it was named after the lover of Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah. Hyderabad was actually built much later around a small village called Chichulam."[22]
The architectural historian Pushkar Sohoni theorised the foundation of several cities in the Deccan in this period.[23] According to him, Hyderabad was founded in 1591 to decongest Golconda, which was growing rapidly. In addition, the changing nature of economic organisation and warfare technology required mercantile and civilian settlements to be disaggregated from the fortified military and political centres.[24] Andrew Petersen, a scholar of Islamic architecture, says the city was originally called Baghnagar (city of gardens).[25]
He ordered the construction of the Charminar in 1591. The construction of the nearby Makkah Masjid was also started during his reign, but would not be completed for a hundred years.[26][11] Mir Momin Astarabadi, the prime minister in the Qutub Shahi period, developed the plan of the city of Hyderabad, including the location of the Charminar and Char Kaman.[27][28][29]
Growth of the new city, Hyderabad
The early history of Hyderabad is inextricably intertwined and fortune rose during the 16th and early 17th centuries, Hyderabad became a center of a vibrant diamond trade. All eight Qutb Shahi sultans were patrons of learning and were great builders. They contributed to the growth and development of
Mughal conquest and rule (1687–1724)
By the mid-17th century, politics in the Deccan were ready for yet another tectonic shift.
On 21 September 1687, the Golkonda Sultanate came under the rule of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb after a year-long siege of the Golkonda fort.[32][33] The annexed city "Hyderabad" was renamed Darul Jihad (House of War),[34] and the main territories of the Golconda Sultanate were made into the province Hyderabad Subah.[35]
Mubariz Khan was appointed as the Governor of the Deccan province.[36] Aurangzeb's efforts would turn out largely in vain, with Hyderabad remaining under Mughal rule for less than four decades. During this period, the construction of the Makkah Masjid (which had started in the 16th century) and city wall of Hyderabad with 12 gateways[37] was completed.
For a few decades, Hyderabad declined, and its vibrant diamond trade was all but destroyed. Aurangzeb's attention moved away quickly to other parts of the Deccan, with the Maratha Empire gaining ground against the Mughals.
The Nizams of Hyderabad (1724–1948)
Asaf Jah I
With the emaciation of the Mughal Empire after
In 1724, he defeated Mubariz Khan to establish control over Hyderabad.[41] He received the title of Asaf Jah from Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah in the following year. Thus began the Asaf Jahi dynasty that would rule Hyderabad until a year after India's independence from Britain.[31][42]
Successors of Asaf Jah I
The death of
In 1769 Hyderabad city became the formal capital of the Nizams.
When the British and the French spread their hold over the country, successive Nizams won their friendship without bequeathing their power. The Nizams allied themselves with each side at different times, playing a significant role in the Anglo-Mysore Wars.
During the reign of the third Nizam,
Asaf Jah V
As news of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 reached Hyderabad, Turrebaz Khan and Maulvi Allauddin led rebellions of about 5,000 people and attacked the British Residency. However, this was no match for the superior British troops and the rebellion was quickly crushed.[49][50][51]
Asaf Jah VI
The
The population of Hyderabad city reached 448,000 in 1901, making it the fourth most populous in British India. The surrounding Hyderabad State had a population of 11 million.[60]
The Great Musi Flood of 1908 ravaged the city during his reign, killing an estimated 15,000 people and affecting at least 200,000.[61][62][63] All the bridges over the River Musi were destroyed, except for the Purana Pul. The Nizam threw open his palace Purani Haveli for the flood victims.[64]
To my horror, I found that three leaks had started and were rapidly extending. The breach of this dam would precipitate an enormous volume of water into the still greater Hosain Sagar Lake, probably cause the dam to burst and thus complete the destruction of Hyderabad city,
— Michael O'Dwyer, British Resident
The flood necessitated planned development of the city. The Nizam invited Sir M. Visvesvaraya to design the flood prevention system of modern Hyderabad.[65]
The Nizam died in 1911 at the age of 45.[66]
Asaf Jah VII
The seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan ascended the throne in 1911.[66]
He founded numerous institutions and public buildings in the city, including the
Two large reservoirs, namely the Osman Sagar and the Himayat Sagar were constructed a few kilometers west of Hyderabad to prevent another flood in the city, on the advice of Sir M. Visvesvaraya.[72][73]
He was known for his immense wealth, and
Various industries emerged in pre-independence Hyderabad during the rule of Asaf Jah VII. The major industries that were established in various parts of Hyderabad, and surrounding areas are:[75][76][77]
Company | Year |
---|---|
Karkhana Zinda Tilismat |
1920 |
Singareni Collieries | 1921 |
Vazir Sultan Tobacco Company,Charminar cigarette factory | 1930 |
Azam Jahi Mills Warangal |
1934 |
Nizam Sugar Factory | 1937 |
Allwyn Metal Works | 1942 |
Praga Tools | 1943 |
Deccan Airways Limited |
1945 |
Hyderabad Asbestos
|
1946 |
Sirsilk | 1946 |
Post-Independence (1948–present)
Integration into the Indian Union
When India gained independence in 1947, the Nizam declared his intention to remain independent, either as a sovereign ruler or by acquiring
On 16 September 1948, the Indian Army moved into Hyderabad State from five fronts. Four days later, the Hyderabad forces surrendered. The number of dead was a little over 800. The Police Action achieved success within a matter of days. The Nizam finally surrendered and signed the
Hyderabad State
The state got its first democratic government and the representatives of its 18 million people were admitted to the
Demand for Second capital of India
In 1955, in a report Thoughts on Linguistic States,
1956–present
On 1 November 1956, the states of India were reorganized on
The city saw terrorist bomb blasts in May 2007, August 2007 and February 2013.[86]
Hyderabad also hosted the
By the
The
Gallery
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The Hill Fort Palace, 1930s
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King George and Queen Mary, Delhi Durbar, 1911
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British Residency, Hyderabad, 1880s
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Kachiguda Railway Station, 1932
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Distant view of Hyderabad, 1880s
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OneAsaf Jah VI
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Map of Hyderabad, 1911
See also
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Notes
- Hyderabad State (1948–1956). The former was a princely state ruled by the Nizams, and the latter was a state of the Republic of India
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Further reading
- Prasad, G. Durga (1988), History of the Andhras up to 1565 A. D. (PDF), Guntur: P. G. Publishers
- Sardar, Marika (2007), Golconda through Time: A Mirror of the Evolving Deccan (PhD thesis, New York University), ISBN 978-0-549-10119-2
- Zubrzycki, John. (2006) The Last Nizam: An Indian Prince in the Australian Outback. Pan Macmillan, Australia. ISBN 978-0-330-42321-2.
- ISBN 978-0265175248
- Lynton, Harriet Ronken (1987), Days of the Beloved, Orient Blackswan, ISBN 978-0863112690
- Law, John (1914), Modern Hyderabad (Deccan), Thacker, Spink & Company
- Bilgrami, Syed Hussain; Willmott, C. (1883), Historical and descriptive sketch of His Highness the Nizam's dominions, Bombay, Printed at the Times of India Steam Press
- Bilgrami, Syed Ali Asgar (1927). Landmarks of the Deccan. Government Central Press, Hyderabad.