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...Thomas Gibson The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: A History of Survival, a Search for Salvation . By Shafique N. Virani . Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2007 . xx , 301 pp. $65.00 (cloth). The Life and Times of Shaikh Nizam-u'd-Din Auliya . By Khaliq Ahmad Nizami . Delhi...

...Peter L. Schmitthenner Against Dora and Nizam: People/s Movement in Telangana, 1939–1948 . By Inukonda Thirumali . New Delhi : Kanishka Publishers , 2003 . xiv , 262 pp. Rs 595 (cloth). Copyright © Association for Asian Studies 2006 2006 B O O K R E V I E W S S O U T H A S I...

...Karen Leonard The Last Nizam: The Life and Times of Mir Osman Ali Khan . By V. K. Bawa . New Delhi : Penguin Books , 1991 . xviii, 404 pp. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1995 1995 BOOK REVIEWS SOUTH ASIA 589 The Last Nizam: The Life and Times of Mir Osman AH...

...Karen Leonard The Nizam Between Mughals and British: Hyderabad Under Salar Jang I . By Vasant Kumar Bawa . New Delhi : S. Chand and Co. , 1986 . xxiv , 264 pp. Rs. 120. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1988 1988 BOOK REVIEWS SOUTH ASIA 163 these suppositions...

... of the acknowledged “ten leading families” of the Hyderabad nobility. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1971 1971 1 Khan, The First Nizam , 118, 175. Nizam ul-Mulk was called to fight the Marathas further north in 1719; to be vazir of the empire in 1722; and to fight the Marathas...

.... Another source of communist recruitment was the organization of left-wing urban Muslims, the Comrade's Association, which was active among urban workers. It was formed in 1938 and joined in 1940 according to Hyder Gulam , “ Anti-Nizam Struggle: Participation of Muslims ,” in Gour Raj Bahadur...

.... Leiden: E. J. Brill. To THE EDITOR: The review of my book The Last Nizam: The Life and Times ofMir Osman Ali Khan by Karen Leonard in The Journal of Asian Studies (54.2 [May 1995]) recently raises certain issues which to my mind go beyond the simple question of the contents of a review, and its adequacy...

..., as, in Pernau's words, "flies-inamber" that rigidly held in place "traditional" political culture. To make this point, Pernau examines Hyderabad under the rule of Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam, contrasting this period with that of the previous, the rule of "the Beloved" Mahbub Ali Pasha...

... at Hyderabadi society and politics, choosing the state as her arena for the study of the system of indirect rule, but she does delineate the alliances formed with the British within the state. Her sources are entirely in English. For example, her use of the Nizam's government records is restricted to English...

... of Nawab Mir Mahbub AH Khan (1869-1911), Nizam of Haiderabad, is the main subject of this subtle blend of biography and history based in large part on interviews with elderly citizens of Haiderabad. The Nizam, popularly addressed at Mahbub (the Beloved) Ali Pasha, was sixth in the Asaf Jahi dynasty founded...

... Maratha State, and his son and successor Baji Rao the First, the builder of the Maratha Empire. The life and achievements of Baji Rao are the subject of Mr. Srinivasan's book. In its ten chapters the monograph narrates the early life of Baji Rao, his brilliant victories against the Nizam, his spectacular...

... Maratha State, and his son and successor Baji Rao the First, the builder of the Maratha Empire. The life and achievements of Baji Rao are the subject of Mr. Srinivasan's book. In its ten chapters the monograph narrates the early life of Baji Rao, his brilliant victories against the Nizam, his spectacular...

... the Sultanate and Mughal periods in India in particular. After situating Muhammad Baqir's work in the context of the earlier writings of Kay Ka'us, Nizam al-Mulk, Ghazall, and Fakhr-i Mudabbir, she presents his biography and a topical analysis of the Maucizah. Her general discussion, however, fails to establish...

..., Appendices, Glossary. $10.95. Life at the court of Nawab Mir Mahbub AH Khan (1869-1911), Nizam of Haiderabad, is the main subject of this subtle blend of biography and history based in large part on interviews with elderly citizens of Haiderabad. The Nizam, popularly addressed at Mahbub (the Beloved) Ali...

... Mughal culture and citizenry. After a general introduction, Yazdani focuses on those issues which preoccupied Russell while he was Resident. Her first two chapters dealing with the impact of the subsidiary alliance system upon the viability of the Nizam's Dominions and with Russell's attempts to reform...

... of the subsidiary alliance system upon the viability of the Nizam's Dominions and with Russell's attempts to reform portions of the Nizam's forces are the most satisfying. A later chapter, dealing with the internal administration of Hyderabad, contains much interesting material. Given Russell's central role...

... and disbanding of the Razakars (p. 276)! Surprises like these remind us that the essential nature of the Nizam remains an enigma one is still not sure whom he meant when he rebuffed Jinnah in 1946 by saying he could take care of "my own people." In the final analysis, this book makes a real contribution...

... of Muslim dynasties in the Khuldabad region: the Bahmani sultans (from 1347), the Faruqi sultans (from 1370), the Nizam Shahi sultans (from 1493), the Mughals (from 1601), and the Nizams of Hyderabad (from 1724). Ernst closes his book with thoughtful remarks on how the cults of the Khuldabad shrines have...

... of the native powers, such as the Manoharlal, 1970. xii. 248 pp. Illustra- Nizams records at Hyderabad or the Peshwa tions, Bibliography. Index. Rs. 26.00. Daftar at Poona, as admittedly tedious and difficult as these records are to use. The first half of this book describes the diplomatic relations between...

...), I, 378. Afzal-ud-Daula, the Nizam, had raised doubts whether he would not be reduced in the eyes of his people if he wore the robe of a British Order and accepted its statutes. See Memo, of representation, Sept. 2, 1861 made by Salar Jung, For. Dept. Politic. Oct. (A), 1861. Progs. No. III, doc...