Entrance To The Nizam’s Hyderabad, 1880 Photo
An 1880 photo of the entrance to the Nizam’s Hyderabad. Hyderabad was the first regional kingdom to break away from the Mughal Empire in the 1720s. It was one of the wealthiest princely states under the British Raj. Subsequently, the Nizams became famous for their unprecedented wealth and fine jewellery. In 1798 the Nizam had signed a subsidiary alliance with the East India Company.
To protect Hyderabad and their vast dominion. The British developed Secunderabad into a large military cantonment by the early 1900s. About 5 km from Secunderabad was Trimulgherry, a strong British entrenched camp. Built to serve as a refuge for all the Europeans of the district in the event of any adverse developments. Keeping in mind the violent uprising of 1857 the British kept more to themselves than mingling with the Indians.
The Nizam State Railway was one of the best in undivided India at the time. The Nizam’s State Railway provided the connecting link to the Deccan region from Wadi Junction. A Major station on the Bombay to Madras line of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. After the introduction of railways in 1880s, many new factories came up in Hyderabad. By 1890 even the independent big princely kingdom of Travancore came under the control of the East India Company. The Europeans would travel freely in the entire south Indian region.
See post Nizam of Hyderabad VI – Photogravure 1915.
Did you know- Mir Osman Ali Khan was World’s richest person in the 1930s his wealth at that time was equal to the American economy.
From the collection- 1964 M. Suriyamoorthy Charcoal Art Abstract (#10)., Madras High Court – Old Postcard 1900., Madras Fort St George – Old Print 1840., Bombay – Antique Bellin’s Map 1764
