police action Operation Polo (September 1948)

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Police action Operation Polo (September 1948) was the Indian military operation that ended the Nizam’s rule and integrated the princely state of Hyderabad into the Indian Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation
police action
aftermath arrest of Qasim Razvi
exile of the Nizam as titular ruler
formation of Hyderabad State within the Indian Union
imposition of Indian military administration in Hyderabad
alsoKnownAs Hyderabad Operation
Hyderabad Police Action
authorizedBy Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel
Government of India
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
linked to: Jawaharlal Nehru
belligerentLeader Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan
linked to: Mir Osman Ali Khan
casualties civilian casualties in Hyderabad State
significant casualties among Hyderabad forces and Razakars
cause Razakar violence
internal disorder in Hyderabad State
refusal of the Nizam of Hyderabad to accede to India
combatant Dominion of India
Indian Armed Forces
commander Major General J. N. Chaudhuri
Mir Laik Ali
Qasim Razvi
conflict Hyderabad conflict
country India
endDate 1948-09-18
followedBy Hyderabad State reorganization
States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (impact on Hyderabad region)
historicalPeriod post-independence integration of India
legalStatusClaimedByIndia police action within Indian territory
location Deccan region
Hyderabad State
militaryBranch Indian Air Force
Indian Armoured Corps
Indian Army
namedAfter polo (sport)
objective to end the Nizam’s rule in Hyderabad State
to secure accession of Hyderabad to India
to suppress Razakar militia
opponent Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State forces
Razakars
partOf integration of princely states into India
precededBy standstill agreement between India and Hyderabad
relatedEvent Partition of India
accession of princely states to India
result accession of Hyderabad State to India
end of Nizam’s rule in Hyderabad
integration of Hyderabad into the Indian Union
startDate 1948-09-13
temporalLocation September 1948
typeOfConflict short conventional military campaign

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Hyderabad State notableEvent police action Operation Polo (September 1948)
Nizam integrationEvent Police action in Hyderabad (Operation Polo)
linked to: police action Operation Polo (September 1948)
Kingdom of Hyderabad postColonialIntegrationEvent Police action Operation Polo
linked to: police action Operation Polo (September 1948)