Correspondence between M.A. Jinnah and the Nizam of Hyderabad

Sub title : On Political Allegiance, Internal State Matters, and the Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung Affair

Subject: All-India Muslim League | Hyderabad (Princely State) | Nizam of Hyderabad

Date of publication: 1940

Language: English

Page: 10 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27710

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Nizam of Hyderabad -- Muslim League | Hyderabad State -- Bahadur Yar Jung -- Akbar Hyderi -- Walter Monckton | Princely State -- Indian Independence -- 1947

Abstract: A collection of letters and telegrams between Muhammad Ali Jinnah and His Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad, spanning from 1940 to 1947. The early correspondence establishes a firm alliance, with Jinnah pledging the Muslim League's wholehearted support for Hyderabad and its dynasty. A significant portion of the collection details Jinnah's role as a mediator in a serious internal dispute between the Nizam's government and the influential populist leader, Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung. The final letters from 1947 indicate high-level discussions, involving the Nizam's advisor Walter Monckton, concerning Hyderabad's political future on the eve of the transfer of power in British India.

Description: This collection documents the crucial political relationship between the All-India Muslim League and the premier princely state of Hyderabad. The letters reveal Jinnah's careful and diplomatic approach in assuring the Nizam of the League's support against potential threats, while also acting as a trusted intermediary to resolve internal political crises that could weaken the Muslim position. The correspondence provides invaluable insight into the complex interplay between the all-India Muslim politics led by Jinnah and the internal dynamics of the most powerful Muslim-ruled state in India. The 1947 letters highlight the critical negotiations surrounding Hyderabad's status as British rule ended, making this a key resource for understanding the integration of princely states into the new dominions of India and Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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