Operation Polo

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Operation Polo was the 1948 Indian military operation that led to the integration of the princely state of Hyderabad into the newly independent Republic of India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian military operation ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hyderabad Police Action ⓘ
belligerent Dominion of India ⓘ
Hyderabad State ⓘ
casualties significant civilian and military casualties ⓘ
commandedBy J. N. Chaudhuri ⓘ
commanderFor J. N. Chaudhuri ⓘ
commandStructure Indian Army Southern Command ⓘ
surface form: Southern Command of the Indian Army
conflict Hyderabad Police Action ⓘ
surface form: Hyderabad conflict
country India ⓘ
date September 1948 ⓘ
endTime 1948-09-17 ⓘ
followedBy accession of Hyderabad to India ⓘ
imposition of Indian military administration in Hyderabad ⓘ
hasPart Hyderabad Police Action ⓘ
historicalPeriod post-independence integration of India ⓘ
legacy full territorial consolidation of India in the Deccan region ⓘ
legalStatusClaimedByIndia police action ⓘ
location Deccan region ⓘ
Hyderabad State ⓘ
militaryBranch Hyderabad State Forces ⓘ
Indian Air Force ⓘ
Indian Army ⓘ
objective integration of Hyderabad State into the Dominion of India ⓘ
opponent Hyderabad State ⓘ
Hyderabad State Infantry ⓘ
surface form: Hyderabad State forces

Razakars ⓘ
opposedBy Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
Razakars ⓘ
surface form: Razakar militia
outcome dissolution of Hyderabad State as a sovereign entity ⓘ
incorporation of Hyderabad into the Indian Union ⓘ
partOf integration of princely states into India ⓘ
politicalContext princely state integration after British withdrawal ⓘ
precededBy standstill agreement between India and Hyderabad ⓘ
reason law and order concerns due to Razakar activities ⓘ
refusal of the Nizam of Hyderabad to accede to India ⓘ
relatedTo Indian independence movement ⓘ
Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
Partition of India ⓘ
result Indian victory ⓘ
annexation of Hyderabad State to India ⓘ
significantEvent entry of Indian troops into Hyderabad city ⓘ
surrender of Hyderabad State forces ⓘ
startTime 1948-09-13 ⓘ
supportedBy Government of India ⓘ
year 1948 ⓘ

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