The Bahadur Yar Jung Affair in Hyderabad: A Conflict of Loyalty and Politics (c. 1941)

Sub title : Correspondence, Apology Drafts, and Governmental Arzdasht regarding Political Speeches

Subject: Hyderabad State | Bahadur Yar Jung | Political Dissent

Date of publication: 1941

Language: English

Page: 48 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27341

Keyword: Bahadur Yar Jung — Hyderabad State — Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan | Anjuman-e-Ittihadul Muslimeen — Arzdasht | Political Speech — Sedition — Loyalty — Apology | Asaf Jahi Dynasty — Princely States — Islamic Politics

Abstract: This collection centers on the political crisis surrounding Bahadur Yar Jung, a prominent leader of the Anjuman-e-Ittihadul Muslimeen in Hyderabad State. It includes the official government "Arzdasht" (petition/report) accusing him of delivering speeches that constitute disloyalty to the Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan. The documents detail specific, inflammatory excerpts from his speeches, which use powerful religious and poetic imagery to rally Muslims and critique the government. The collection also contains Bahadur Yar Jung's defiant personal letter to Qaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah, in which he disputes the charges and proposes his own conditional draft of apology, refusing to recant his core political creed. This dossier captures a critical moment of tension between a popular Muslim leader and the autocratic ruler of India's premier princely state.

Description: This is a fascinating internal dossier from the court of Hyderabad, revealing the intense political and ideological struggles within a major Indian princely state during the final years of the British Raj. The documents showcase the government's meticulous efforts to build a case against Bahadur Yar Jung by parsing his speeches for seditious intent, while also revealing the latter's skillful and principled resistance. His correspondence with Jinnah positions the Qaid-e-Azam as a key arbitrator and advisor in this high-stakes regional conflict. The materials provide deep insight into the complex dynamics of loyalty, religion, and politics in a sovereign Muslim-ruled state grappling with modern political movements and the pressures of the impending end of British rule in India. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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