Annexation of Hyderabad
1948 · Event
When the Nizam holds out for independence, Patel sends the Indian Army in 'Operation Polo'; Hyderabad surrenders in four days, amid communal killings.
On these timelines: India, Master, Partition of India
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- Reign of Ashoka the Great (268 BCE)
- Delhi Sultanate (1206)
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