Chapter 6: Monarchs of Hyderabad
"Can't these South Asians do something more meaningful?" The one who spoke was an assistant recruited by Allen from Derry University named Andy, who was making an arrogant comment on the suzerainty at this time, which seemed very? Standing and talking does not hurt your back.
"In the last two years, there has been a lot of fighting between pacifists and Hindus, both in the princely states and in the provinces." Alan put down the cup he was carrying and replied from the perspective of a bystander, "This shows that another round of religious conflict is already brewing, which has a huge relationship with the growing conflict between Jawaharlal Nehru of the Indian National Congress Party and Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, affecting the two major religions." β
Alan Wilson kept silent, and this had to do with the British, and since the First World War, British India had adopted the method of counterbalancing the Hindus with pacifists. This is because during World War I, India supported Britain in the war because it hoped that Britain would give India the same status as Canada and Australia.
However, Britain broke its promise, and in order to suppress the discontent of the Indians, it deliberately elevated the status of pacifists, not to mention others, and the current Prime Minister of the British Empire, Winston Churchill, was one of the initiators of this strategy.
After a day's delay, apart from making everyone laugh at the Indians, this time the fight had no effect, and the dead were all Indians, and they were all British.
After a week of stop-and-go, the group finally arrived in Hyderabad, where the army of the Hyderabad princely state was waiting for the arrival of the new commissioner in Hyderabad.
The two sides are in harmony, like old friends who have not seen each other for a long time, the princely state of Hyderabad is in South Asia, but the old leader of the British Empire, the cooperative relationship that lasted for more than 300 years laid the foundation for the birth of British India.
"Dear gentleman, it is surprising that you and your assistants are so young. Not surprisingly, we will build a long-lasting relationship. Ali Khan's son introduced himself with a smile and said he was friendly.
"I hope so!" Alan Wilson also spoke very politely, as if he didn't know that the other party's good days were only three years at best, and he created a harmonious appearance with the person who greeted him.
From the Maratha War to the Great Indian Uprising, Alan Wilson tried his best to create an atmosphere of good relations between the British and Hyderabad rulers, and when you think about it, he did nothing on his first day in Hyderabad except to flatter each other.
The wars that spread all over the world seemed to be unrelated in this princely state that had been going on for more than 200 years.
After taking over the British agency in Hyderabad, Alan discovered one thing and had to reassess the status of the princely state of Hyderabad, and Hyderabad could have direct contact with the Indian Office in London.
The Indian Office was an important department in Britain and was under the authority of the Secretary of State for India, after all, British India was extremely important to the world hegemony of the British Empire, and Britain carried out many military operations because of India's security problems. In many military operations, the princely states of Hyderabad have sent troops to help.
But in this world war, the princely states of Hyderabad did not contribute much, and the reason is very simple. The allied forces and role of the princely states of Hyderabad were mainly directed against the interior of British India. That is, what kind of civil strife occurred in South Asia that reflected the value of Hyderabad and allowed it to play the role of a leading party, such as a world war, and the threat of the Japanese army to British India did not have the role played by the princely states of Hyderabad.
Unexpectedly, Hyderabad could contact London directly, and knowing this, Alan Wilson got in touch with London through the telegram here, indicating that he had arrived as the Hyderabad commissioner, reported and asked for work at the same time.
"Is a mature civil service a good thing or a bad thing?" Looking at the reply from London, the corners of Alan Wilson's mouth couldn't help twitching, because British India was so important to Britain, and on the issue of India, Britain has its own national conditions, and it is not one or two departments that can manage India, and there is an objective fact of cross-management.
At present, the Viceroyalty of India, the military governor of the Southeast Asian theater of operations, and the Ministry of Indian Affairs can all speak about the affairs of British India, and Alan Wilson, who has penetrated into the civil service of the British Empire, knows that the so-called efficiency of the British civil service is farting, and there is no time to call it efficient except when collecting taxes.
In the evening, in the area of Hyderabad that belongs to the British, a local princely soldier came, and when he saw Alan Wilson, he went straight to the road, "Mr. Allen, our Maharaja Ali Khan will receive you tomorrow, and I will come to inform you." β
"Please reply, Alan will be there on time tomorrow." Knowing the other party's intention, Alan Wilson immediately put away the irritability in his heart and replied calmly, "Building a bridge between Hyderabad and London is in itself what the commissioner should do. β
This is said in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner, as if it really seems to be like this, as for the purpose of the monarch of Hyderabad, there is no need to guess, and he will naturally say it when he meets the party.
The princely state of Hyderabad is almost the size of the British mainland, with an estimated population of 20 million, and although the monarch Mir Osman Ali Khan has a stingy reputation, as the monarch of this princely state, he lived in a palace that fully embodies the authority of the king of a country, and the palace is very large, with a Middle Eastern style.
Led by the servants, Alan Wilson walked through the garden in the palace, and under the attention of many guards, he came to the palace, in the process, he had just faintly heard the sound of chanting, and after a pause, he understood that Mir Osman Ali Khan was a pacifist and should have just prayed.
Later, Alan Wilson met at the palace, the current largest monarch in South Asia, Mir Osman Ali Khan.
Mir Osman Ali Khan himself, short in stature and a mustache under his nose, was honestly somewhat similar to the FΓΌhrer of the Third Reich, and as a monarch he was more of a peasant at the bottom than the most powerful monarch in South Asia.
While Alan Wilson was looking at each other, Mir Osman Ali Khan was also looking at the new commissioner in Hyderabad, his eyes narrowed slightly for a moment, and he said, "You are so young, I believe that New Delhi also attaches great importance to you." β
It's better to value gold! Alan Wilson smiled in his heart, if it wasn't for the fact that after he arrived in India, he jumped old Wilson to dig the Golden Temple of India, how could he have the capital to impress Sir Barron?
"You must always have some ability to work, otherwise Governor Wavell and Sir Barron will not send me to you hastily." Alan Wilson paused slightly and said softly, "It's like money, everyone wants to have it, but the ultimate truth is that some people have it and some people don't." β