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Today, 17 Sep marks 72 years since the erstwhile state of Hyderabad, ruled by its last Nizam, was merged with India through 'Operation Polo', a military takeover.
A communist-led peasant rebellion in Telangana preceded it.
Here's the whole story/sequence of events.
Today, 17 Sep marks 72 years since the erstwhile state of Hyderabad, ruled by its last Nizam, was merged with India through 'Operation Polo', a military takeover.
A communist-led peasant rebellion in Telangana preceded it.
Here's the whole story/sequence of events.
In its last stages, the Hyderabad state comprised 16 districts, half were in #Telangana , 5 in Maharashtra and 3 in Karnataka. The last Nizam, Osman Ali Khan, was one of the richest men in the world. It was a multilingual state, with 84% Hindus, and about 50% Telugu people. 
What a people don't realise is that the entire state was pretty much run on tax collections, often forced, from peasant farmers by state-appointed landlords or Jagirdars.
Osman Ali Khan and Hyderabad's (city/state) was in fact the biggest landlord, owning about 10% of the state
Osman Ali Khan and Hyderabad's (city/state) was in fact the biggest landlord, owning about 10% of the state
