Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
TURKISH JOURNAL OF HISTORY-TARIH DERGISI, cilt.0, sa.78, ss.73-99, 2022 (ESCI)
The Nizams of Hyderabad (1724-1948) were established in the Deccan region of India as an Islamic State that had maintained its independence until the middle of the 20th century. Religious, historical, and cultural ties enabled the Nizams of Hyderabad to establish warm relations with the Ottoman Empire. For instance, aid campaigns were organized in order to fulfill the basic needs of Ottoman soldiers, financial support was provided for the completion of the Hejaz Railway Project, and support was given to the last caliph Abdulmejid II, who was having financial difficulties while abroad. Moreover, an edict was issued on August 2, 1923 right after the Treaty of Lausanne, and a one-day public holiday was declared in Hyderabad due to the victory of Turkey as a result of its war of independence. Although valuable studies are found on Indo-Ottoman relations in the Turkish literature, as far as can be determined, no study is found to have dealt with this issue in the context of the Nizams of Hyderabad and the Hyderabad region. Therefore, this study examines the material and non-physical support given by the Nizams of Hyderabad and the Muslim people of the Hyderabad region to the Ottoman Empire by making use of the documents obtained as a result of the field research.