Back رضاكار (حيدر آباد) Arabic रजाकार HI ラザーカール Japanese റസക്കർ (ഹൈദരാബാദ്) Malayalam रझाकार (हैदराबाद) MR Razakar NB Razakars (Hyderabad) Portuguese Razakars (Hyderabad) SIMPLE இரசாக்கர்கள் (ஐதராபாத்து) Tamil రజాకార్లు Tegulu
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| Formation | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Bahadur Yar Jung |
| Dissolved | 1948 |
| Type | Paramilitary |
| Purpose | Supporting Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII in resisting the integration of Hyderabad with India |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad |
Region served | Hyderabad State |
| Leader | Bahadur Yar Jung Qasim Razvi |
| Affiliations | Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
The Razakars were a paramilitary wing of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM; transl. Council for Muslim Unity), an Islamic political party in the Hyderabad princely state of British India. Formed in 1938 by MIM leader Bahadur Yar Jung, the organisation expanded considerably during the leadership of Qasim Razvi around the time of the partition of India.[1][2] Its primary objective was to maintain the rule of the Muslim Nizams of Hyderabad and prevent the accession of Hyderabad to India.[3]
One of the pretexts for Operation Polo by India which led to its annexation of Hyderabad was the refusal by the Nizam to disband the Razakars. The Razakars were the main resistance to the Indian Army during the operation.[4] After they were defeated, the Nizam surrendered and agreed to disband the Razakars.[5] Qasim Razvi was initially jailed and then allowed to move to Pakistan where he was granted asylum.[6]
They were involved in various human right abuses and committed atrocities including mass killings, rapes and looting of villages, against the Hindu majority (which overwhelmingly favored Hyderabad's accession with India), and against participants of the Telangana Rebellion.[7][8]
- ^ Benichou, From Autocracy to Integration (2000), p. 99.
- ^ Joshi, Shashi (31 December 2005). The Last Durbar. Roli Books Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5194-080-7.
- ^ Sayeed, Vikhar Ahmed (2 November 2023). "Hyderabad's dark history: A tale of two massacres". Frontline. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Kamat, Border incidents, internal disorder (2007), p. 220: "A little over 800 people died on both sides during the operation, with the Razakars suffering the majority of the casualties."
- ^ Kamat, Border incidents, internal disorder (2007), p. 220.
- ^ "Hate speech not new for Owaisi clan". The Times of India. 10 January 2013.
- ^ Sherman, The integration of the princely state of Hyderabad (2007), pp. 6–7.
- ^ "Hyderabad's Razakars Chapter: Paramilitary Force Killed Hindus, Later Hired by Zamindars to Fight Communists". News18. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2024.