Wanaparthy Samsthanam

Wanaparthy Samsthanam or Raja of Wanaparthy was a vassal of the Nizam of Hyderabad. The dynasty belonged to the Reddy community.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He controlled the feudatory of Wanaparthy.[6][7] It was one of the three important samsthanams, the other two being Gadwal Samsthanam and Jatprole Samsthanam.

Wanaparthy Samsthanam's Palace

History

Wanaparthy Samsthanam traces its history back to 14th century after the Kakatiya kingdom declined. The successive Turkic Muslim dynasties, who invaded and settled in Deccan, found it ideal for Samsthanam to prevail. It was surrounded by three other Samsthanam.

The vassal family

Raja Rameshwar Rao II, who was a vassal of the Nizam of Hyderabad, died on 22 November 1922. As his successor, Krishna Dev, was a minor, his estate was managed as a Ward of the Court. Krishna Dev himself died before attaining majority and the crown passed on to his son Rameshwar Rao III, later to become simply J. Rameshwar Rao.

With the surname 'Janampalli', Ram Dev Rao was the youngest son of the Raja of Wanaparthy. He had an older sister, Janamma, and elder brother Krishna Dev. The family roots have spread to the whole of Mahbubnagar district around Jadcherla and nearby talukas.

Raja Rameshwar Rao has said that he didn't have much interaction with his father – it was quite a formal relationship – and he only replied to him when spoken to.

Armed forces

The early Rajas maintained an army numbering 2000 infantry and 2000 cavalry. The time the kingdom fell into the ambit of the powerful Hyderabad State, until Wanaparthy's armed forces were absorbed into the Hyderabad Army as the Bison battalion on the orders of Nizam of Hyderabad. The ruler was relegated from commander to the honorary post of Inspector of the Bison battalion. Subsequent to the Hyderabad State’s merger with the Indian Union in 1948, all units of the Hyderabad State Forces were disbanded and volunteers absorbed into the Indian Army. These units, colloquially known as the "Hyderabadis" had, for that time, a unique mixed class composition.[8]

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References
  1. "Telangana lo Mukhyamaina Samsthanalu".
  2. "SAMSTHANAS IN HYDERABAD STATE".
  3. "Line of Succession of Wanaparthy Samsthanam".
  4. "V6 channel Documentary on Wanaparthy Samsthanam".
  5. "I've always struggled with my relationship with my father:Aditi". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  6. "I can speak good hyderabadi hindi: Aditi Rao Hydari". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. "Archive News". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. "The Hindu : `Hyderabadis' celebrate Raising Day". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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