Kingship and Colonialism in India's Deccan: 1850-1948 - download pdf or read online

By B. Cohen

ISBN-10: 1403974470

ISBN-13: 9781403974471

Rejecting simplified notions of "civilizational clashes," Kingship and Colonialism in India's Deccan argues for a brand new standpoint on Hindu, Muslim, and colonial energy relatives in India within the 19th and early 20th centuries. utilizing archival resources from London, Delhi, and Hyderabad, in English, Urdu, and Telugu, the ebook uses interviews and personal kin files in addition to princely-colonial files exposed open air of the archival respositories.

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This payment was also called peshkush, and to add to the confusion, for certain influential residents it was also called bil-maqta. Wanaparthi, Jatprole, Gopalpet, and Paloncha were held by pan-maqta, bil-maqta, or peshkush. ) to distinguish them in rank from the others. Finally, the much smaller samasthans of Domakonda, Rajapet, Dubbak, Narayanpet, Papanapet, and Sirnapalli were subject to dewani jurisdiction in addition to some form of payment. Of the fourteen samasthans, three in particular warrant special attention: Gadwal, Wanaparthi, and Jatprole.

He too was able to weather events without commitment. Taking a different stance, the young raja of nearby Shorapur, 30 ● Kingship and Colonialism in India’s Deccan Venkatappa Nayak, fought against the British. 3 In accordance with his natal astrological prediction, Nayak died in custody at the young age of 24 under mysterious circumstances. His territory of Shorapur was first annexed in 1858 by the Crown, then given over to Hyderabad State for management. These roles as local participants in the larger regional conflicts of the day had long antecedents.

An eyewitness account from the early nineteenth century provides a snapshot of what these areas looked like, and introduces some of the competing powers at play. The account comes from Enugula Veeraswamy’s journal Kasiyatra Charitra. Veeraswamy was born around 1780 in Madras. He was a Niyogi Brahman, and from an early age studied English, Tamil, Telugu, and Sanskrit. 59 Veeraswamy embarked on a pilgrimage to Benares in May 1830, and returned in September 1831. Along the way, he kept a journal (in Telugu) that provides us with a snapshot of life in India at this time.

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