Maulvi Allauddin

Maulvi Allauddin
Born Syed Allauddin Hyder
1824
Hyderabad State
Died Andaman and Nicobar islands, India
Title Maulvi
Parent(s)
  • Hafizullah (father)

Syed Allauddin Hyder also known as Maulvi Allauddin was a preacher and Imam of Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad, India. He is popularly known for leading an attack at British Residency on 17 July 1857 located in the princely state of Hyderabad. The attack took place during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He is the first prisoner to be sentenced and deported to Cellular Jail (also known as Kaala pani) in the Andaman and Nicobar islands.[1][2][3][4]

The 2nd Dragoon Guards, the Queen's Bays, routing the Lucknow mutineers near the Hyderabad road

References

  1. "Install Maulvi's statue in Parliament, Assembly". Times of India. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. "Is this the Residency?". The Hindu. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. "The legend of braveheart Turehbaz Khan lives on". The Hindu. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. Pati, Biswamoy (2010). The Great Rebellion of 1857 in India. Routledge. ISBN 9780415558433. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

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