Question
Download Solution PDFThe Indian Government annexed ______ in 1948 under the code name 'Operation Polo'.
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Hyderabad
Key Points
- Operation Polo was the code name of the Hyderabad "police action" in September 1948.
- Indian armed forces ended the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad and led to the incorporation of the princely state of Hyderabad in Southern India, into the Indian Union.
- The ruler of the most powerful princely state Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, was an aristocratic ruler and maintained an irregular army of Razakars.
- By Sardar Patel’s plan, Army and Police led by Maj Gen J N Chaudhuri attacked and covered Hyderabad.
- Mir Osman later signed Instrument of Accession.
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