- The British Residency building in Hyderabad, Telangana stood witness to the heroic and violent battle of 1857.
- The British Residency was built in 1806 by J A Kirk Patrick in Hyderabad. It served as the seat of the East India Company Resident in the Nizam’s Court. The place symbolized the power of the British authority in Hyderabad. Today, this 200-year-old building houses a women’s college. As the flames of the uprising in Meerut reached Hyderabad, Turrebaz Khan and Maulvi Allaudin, the revolutionary freedom fighter from Hyderabad, rose in revolt against the government. They planned an attack on the Residency. It was an attempt to free Jamedar Chedah Khan, the freedom fighter, who was imprisoned in the Residence for revolting against the British.
- On 17 July 1857, Turrebaz Khan and Maulavi Allaudin mobilized thousands of men and marched to the Residency building in Koti to Begum Bazar. An intense battle took place at the site. The freedom fighters demolished the wall, broke into the Residency and gave a tough challenge to Major Cuthbert Davidson, the then-British Resident. The battle continued all night. However, ultimately the revolt was crushed by the British soldiers. Turrebaz Khan and Maulvi Allaudin managed to escape. Turrebaz was later caught and shot dead.
The Attack on the British Residency (Hyderabad, 1857)
The Attack on the British Residency (Hyderabad, 1857)
The Attack on the British Residency (Hyderabad, 1857)
The Attack on the British Residency (Hyderabad, 1857)
The Attack on the British Residency (Hyderabad, 1857)
- The Attack on the British Residency (Hyderabad, 1857)