Kishen Pershad

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Kishen Pershad in uniform as commander in chief of the army (1915)

Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad , GCIE (born January 28, 1864 , † 1940 ) was Diwan (Prime Minister) of the Indian princely state of Hyderabad twice in the early 20th century .

Life path

The Hindu Kishen Pershad was the son of Raja Hari Kishen Bahadur. His mother was the only daughter of Narain Pershad Narainder Bahadur, who died without sons. In this way he inherited the third largest property ( jagir ) in the country. Initially, he received the classical training in Persian (court language until 1884) and Arabic, which is usual within the Muslim upper class, from private teachers. Then he visited the Aliza - Madrasah (later Nizam's College) one of the few schools in the country. He showed a special talent for calligraphy and mystical poetry. Muni ul-Mulk and Salar Jung II learned with him . He was also instructed by Server Jung .

After reaching the age of majority, he took over the management of the inherited property, within which he was allowed to exercise both criminal and civil jurisdiction. The income generated from the lands was 55,000 HRs. His residence, the Baradari Palace, 200 m north of the Charminar , is considered to be the grandest of the nobles in the country.

1. Term of office

Kishhen Pershad with several of his children (ca.1935)

Since 1892 he held, hereditary, the second highest office in the administration, that of peshkar. In the council he was responsible for military matters ( Vizir al-Fauj ). When the sick Viqar ul-Umara († 1902) went to Shimla on August 25, 1901 , he was initially acting as a divan. In this office he was confirmed on November 15, 1902. At the beginning of this term of office one of the greatest famines in India fell, officially one and a half million subjects died between 1900 and 1902. Mechanical coinage was also introduced at this time (1903/4). The country's first electrical power station was also built for this purpose, the excess capacity of which was first used to illuminate the palace and then the streets. Its Treasury Secretary was Sir George Casson Walker . During the visit of the Viceroy Lord Curzon , the “compromise” was negotiated with regard to the permanent cession of Berar . The Rs. Two and a half million annual compensation was offset against the country's debt until the 1930s. Furthermore, the Hyderabad Contingent was dissolved and integrated directly into the Indian Army as part of the major reorganization. Since 1903 the divan's salary has been HRK 10,000 per month. Soon after Asaf Jah VII's investiture , he was given leave of his own accord, but retained his post as Peshkar. He left the state finances in order. As a Freemason , he had good connections with other members of the ruling class.

Second term

For the second time he took over the office of Diwan, now called President of the Executive Council , without this having changed anything in the autocratic abundance of power, in 1927. The British recognized Hyderabad's sovereignty over Berar in 1933 after long negotiations without returning it. After Kishen had been ailing since 1936, the reins of office passed to the previous finance minister Akbar Hydari , who was not appointed until 1937, after Asaf Jah VII's celebrated silver jubilee.

Titles, honors

family

Three of the daughters of Kirshen Pershad (ca.1935)

He married a total of seven women, three Hindu and four Muslim. His second wife gave birth to his first son Khwaja Pershad (= Arjun Pershad). In total she had around 30 children, several of whom died young. Unusually, he followed the principle that children were brought up according to the beliefs and traditions of their wives.

Works

He wrote a total of 57 works, most of them in Urdu or Persian, some also in Marathi . He also published two magazines: Dab Daba-i-Asafi and Mahbub ul-Khan for poetry, in which Asaf Jah VI. published his poems.

Literature and Sources

  • Indian Biographical Dictionary. 1915
  • Narendra Luther: Hyderabad, A Biography . Oxford University Press, Delhi 2006

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1862?
  2. ↑ U. Aitchison; A collection of treaties, engagements, and sunnuds relating to India and neighboring countries. Calcutta 1929, p. 16f
  3. ↑ Kishen Pershad --a multifaceted noble

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SURNAME Kishen Pershad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Divan of the Indian princely state of Hyderabad
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH Hyderabad (Deccan)
DATE OF DEATH 1940
Place of death Hyderabad (Deccan)