Thread by @aamerarfath

I'll be sharing threads regarding the history of #Hyderabad & #Telangana_Movement from today onwards on regular basis.

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✓The city of #Hyderabad (then state) was founded in 1591 by Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah, the 5th King of Qutub Shahi Dynasty on the banks of Musi river (Tributary of River Krishna)

✓Capital Cities
1) #Aurangabad (1724 - 1763)
2) #Hyderabad (1763 – 1948)

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Map of the then #Hyderabad state (below picture)

✓Area- 2,15,339 Sq. km (or) 83,143 Miles
✓Distance from East to West - 456 Miles
✓Distance from North to South - 384 Miles
✓Geographical Location- Centre of Deccan Plateau

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✓The languages of Hyderabad state comprised of
1) Persian (Official)
2) Telugu - 48.2%
3) Marathi - 26.4%
4) Kannada - 12.3%
5) Urdu - 10.3%

✓Religious population:
1)Hinduism - 81%
2) Islam - 13%
3) Christianity - 5%
4) Others -1%

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✓Famous and important festivals of Telangana are
1) Bathukamma
2) Bonalu
3) Dasara
4) Ramzan

✓Famous Art – Shadow Puppetry
✓ Dance - Perini Shivatandavam
✓ Cereals - Jowar, Bajra, Rice, Wheat and Pulses
✓ Cash Crops - Groundnut, Tobacco and Oilseeds

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Social & Cultural features of #Hyderabad state:

✓Addanki Gangadhara Kavi dedicated his book “Swayamvaropakhyam” to Ibrahim Qutub Shah (4th King of Qutub Shahi dynasty).

✓Akkanna-Madanna temple land (Location-Shah Ali Banda, Hyderabad) was donated by Khaja Bolda.

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Secular features in #Hyderabad
state:

✓King Abul Hasan Tana Shah (last ruler of Qutub Shahis) used to send gifts to Bhadrachalam temple on every Ram Navami.

✓Nizam VII built Churches:
a) Roman Catholic Church – Rs.3000/-
b) Methodist Church – Rs.900/-

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Society of Hyderabad state:

✓Mutual Respect, fraternity and co-existence
was found among various religions.

✓Gandhiji praised Hyderabad culture as “Ganga-Jamuna Tehzeeb”.

✓Beloved Nizam - Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam (People used to call him 'Pasha').

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Social Evils:

✓Nizam VII imposed Cow Slaughter Ban Act in 1920.

✓ Nizam VII issued a farman to prohibit Vetti Chakiri (Bonded labour) on 20th March 1923.

✓ Nizam VII prohibited Jogini system in 1934.

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Jogini System: Girls (6-12yrs) especially from Mala community were trained as dancers & singers in temples and they were sexually exploited by the respectable men of the society.

Read more about Jogini system 👇: a)theprint.in/india/banned-i…
b)thenewsminute.com/article/25-yea…

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Total districts of #Hyderabad state: 16

1) Aurangabad Division (Aurangabad, Beed, Parbhani & Nanded dists)

2) Gulbarga Division (Gulbarga, Bidar, Raichur & Osmanabad)

3) Gulshanabad/Medak Division (Atraf-e-Baldia, Mahaboobnagar, Medak, Nalgonda & Nizamabad)....

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...4) Warangal Division (Warangal, Adilabad and karimnagar dists)

Note:
a) Khammam district was formed on 1st October 1953.
b) Rangareddy district was formed on 15th August 1978

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Land Tenure System:

1) Diwani System (or) Khalsa Lands - 60%
2) Jagirdari System- 30% (8128 villages)
3) Sarf-e-Khas - 10% (Nizam’s Personal Land – 3335 villages)

✓Jagirdari System was further classified into
1) Paighas
2) Ilaqas
3) Jagirs
4) Samsthanas

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Economic features of #Hyderabad state:

✓Total Land - 5.3 crore acres

✓Share Of Revenue - 50% of Produce

✓Land Revenue
a) 65 Lakhs (1854)
b) 3.33 Crore (In 1944)

✓Custom Duty- 5%

✓Total Villages- 21,875

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Trade:

✓Imports - Rice and Wheat

✓Exports - Castor seeds (England) and Groundnut (Mumbai & Madras);
Gold, Silver, Wheat, Spices, Lac, Drugs, Dyes, Opium, Wax, Timber, Betelnut Sandalwood and Hyderabad Paper

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