Maharaja Chandu Lal
Chandu Lal (* 1766, † April 15, 1845 ) was an upstart, who succeeded with the support of the British to become the strong man in the Indian princely state of Hyderabad.
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Journey
Chandu Lal was born in modest circumstances in Punjab. His living he earned as a seller of stamps and as copyists ( naqalnavis ). Come to Hyderabad, he wrote letters to the Charminar for the price of 1 Anna to 1 rupee per piece. The Amir -i - Kabir took him into the service of the customs administration. In addition, he succeeded by skill as a moneylender ( Sahukar angliziert shroff ) to have success.
After Raja Rajindra 1804 Managing sofa was, he found himself in 1806 the resistance of the new residents Thomas Sydenham (* 1780, † 1816) opposite. This demanded by order of the Governor General that I would re-appointed Alam. After that died in 1808, led the Nizam, the (still) did not want to belittle the second-class allies of the British to the official business about half a year even to then appoint Munir ul- Mulk. This was not acceptable to the British, they wanted instead Shams ul- Umara was, now ascended because of its good connections to financial circles, Chandu Lal as Peshkar the sofa added as a " consultant " as a compromise solution. Through his unconditional allegiance to the British against he could rely on the support of the residents, who had to agree to an exchange office at any time to be sure. Both Asaf Jah III. as well as the played against the wall Munir ul- Mulk withdrew from active participation in the affairs of state and maintained a lavish life of luxury in their palaces.
During the tenure of Chandu Lal reached Offices buying and corruption even Oriental ratios immense proportions. Offices, such as tax collector of a district ( Talukdar ) for one year went to the highest bidder, the winner could not be sure whether the Office has not sold a second time. Also, for a fee, he sold (without permission ) fief, tax-exempt jagirs ( After 1840 awarded by him fiefs were later only be accepted if the legitimate investiture was detected by other instruments. ) A judicial system that deserves this name did not exist, judgments were issued in favor of that of the influential patron ( paid ) had.
In 1812 the troops of the British provided were reorganized at the request of residents Henry Russell. These precursors of the Hyderabad Contingent was borne by the Treasury. 1816 took the Minister, with the approval of the Governor General, a credit of the Hyderabad company Palmer & Co., whereby the country got into debt bondage. A second loan was not approved in 1820, when it was found, after examination by the new resident Charles Metcalfe that almost £ 1 million had been borrowed at interest rates to 24 % and wasted. Other borrowing was prohibited, the revenues of the North Circars used to service the debt and pay only 6% interest. Palmer & Co. soon went bankrupt. Waste and debt remained. Until the reforms from 1855, the government finances were managed by a group of five bankers, an orderly accounting records did not exist. The accumulated during the tenure Chandu Lal's debts were still at the end of the century the subject of court proceedings and investigation of Hyderabad Debt Commission, which was active from 1890 to 1912.
Chandu Lal acquired a property ( Nanak Ram ) behind the Charminar. There he had from 1822 to 1830 for Rs 150,000 the magnificent Ram Bagh Palace ( also popularly known as Bagh -i - Ram ) build. The garden was so large that it grown produce brought in an annual sales revenue of Rs 10,000.
Chandu Lal was never officially appointed even after the death of Munir ul- Mulk (1832 ) on the sofa, but kept the corresponding powers in the hands. Probably the only social reform his tenure was the prohibition of trade with children in 1833. 's Financial situation was so bad that British tax officials were employed at the district level.
On September 6, 1843, he resigned his office. He received a pension of 30,000 monthly HRs.
Descendants
The family was the only non -Muslim in the circle of the rulers. His nephew Ram Baksh followed him in office after ( 1843-46 and September 1849 - April 1851 ). His grandson, Maharaja Narender Pershad Bahadur, was at the time of Salar Jung I. Private Secretary to the Nizam and chief administrator for one year. With the inauguration of Asaf Jah VI. ended his political career. Kishen Pershad, at that time the third-largest landowner in the country was from 1902 to 1912 and from 1927 to 1937 Premier.