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	'''A. C. Guards''' is ~~the name of the~~ locality in the city of [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]. The name A.C Guards stands for the '''African Cavalry Guards''' of [[Hyderabad State]] who were stationed there since the time of 6th [[Nizam]] [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]].		'''A. C. Guards''' is a locality in the city of [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]. The name A.C Guards stands for the '''African Cavalry Guards''' of [[Hyderabad State]] who were stationed there since the time of 6th [[Nizam]] [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]].

	The barracks are believed be to have been constructed more than 100 years ago and the quarters of A.C Guards were allocated to the [[~~Africa~~]]~~n [[soldier]]s~~ of the [[Nizam]]'s army. [[Masab Tank]], [[Khairtabad]] are areas adjacent to A.C. Guards.		The barracks are believed be to have been constructed more than 100 years ago and the quarters of A.C Guards were allocated to the African ([[Siddi]]) soldiers of the Nizam's army. [[Masab Tank]], [[Khairtabad]] are areas adjacent to A.C. Guards.

	In the 19th century, the 6th Nizam, [[Mir Mahbub Ali Khan]], heard of Africans serving in the court of another Indian nobleman. Impressed by their qualities, he asked for a batch of Africans to be brought to Hyderabad. A group of around 300 young men soon followed; most accounts indicate they came voluntarily.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Hyderabad's African old guard \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3116817.stm}}</ref> It is said that when it came to safeguarding his family, the [[Mir Osman Ali Khan\|7th Nizam]] had absolute trust in these bodyguards.<ref>{{cite book\|title=An African Indian Community in Hyderabad\|year=2004\|publisher=Göttingen: Cuvillier\|isbn=3-86537-206-6\|url=http://www.eth.mpg.de/cms/en/publications/books/054.html\|author=Ababu Minda Yimene\|access-date=24 September 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928015302/http://www.eth.mpg.de/cms/en/publications/books/054.html\|archive-date=28 September 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		In the 19th century, the 6th Nizam, [[Mir Mahbub Ali Khan]], heard of Africans serving in the court of another Indian nobleman. Impressed by their qualities, he asked for a batch of Africans to be brought to Hyderabad. A group of around 300 young men soon followed; most accounts indicate they came voluntarily.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Hyderabad's African old guard \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3116817.stm}}</ref> It is said that when it came to safeguarding his family, the [[Mir Osman Ali Khan\|7th Nizam]] had absolute trust in these bodyguards.<ref>{{cite book\|title=An African Indian Community in Hyderabad\|year=2004\|publisher=Göttingen: Cuvillier\|isbn=3-86537-206-6\|url=http://www.eth.mpg.de/cms/en/publications/books/054.html\|author=Ababu Minda Yimene\|access-date=24 September 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928015302/http://www.eth.mpg.de/cms/en/publications/books/054.html\|archive-date=28 September 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-sw2F-UhSM&ab_channel=Abby Video of Soldiers of NIZAMS of HYDERABAD]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-sw2F-UhSM&ab_channel=Abby Video of Soldiers of NIZAMS of HYDERABAD]
	*[https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/AC+Guards,+Lakdikapul,+Hyderabad,+Telangana+500457/@17.3977972,78.4548804,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3bcb9769677b75d5:0xf9b2bcedb2ed9096!8m2!3d17.3979368!4d78.4574329 Location on Google Maps]		*[https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/AC+Guards,+Lakdikapul,+Hyderabad,+Telangana+500457/@17.3977972,78.4548804,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3bcb9769677b75d5:0xf9b2bcedb2ed9096!8m2!3d17.3979368!4d78.4574329 Location on Google Maps]
			*[https://goo.gl/maps/d47dsoN5SgJQcEYe6]

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'''A. C. Guards''' is the name of the locality in the city of [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]. The name A.C Guards stands for the '''African Cavalry Guards''' of [[Hyderabad State]] who were stationed there since the time of 6th [[Nizam]] [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]].

The barracks are believed be to have been constructed more than 100 years ago and the quarters of A.C Guards were allocated to the [[Africa]]n [[soldier]]s of the [[Nizam]]'s army. [[Masab Tank]], [[Khairtabad]] are areas adjacent to A.C. Guards.

In the 19th century, the 6th Nizam, [[Mir Mahbub Ali Khan]], heard of Africans serving in the court of another Indian nobleman. Impressed by their qualities, he asked for a batch of Africans to be brought to Hyderabad. A group of around 300 young men soon followed; most accounts indicate they came voluntarily.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hyderabad's African old guard |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3116817.stm}}</ref> It is said that when it came to safeguarding his family, the [[Mir Osman Ali Khan|7th Nizam]] had absolute trust in these bodyguards.<ref>{{cite book|title=An African Indian Community in Hyderabad|year=2004|publisher=Göttingen: Cuvillier|isbn=3-86537-206-6|url=http://www.eth.mpg.de/cms/en/publications/books/054.html|author=Ababu Minda Yimene|access-date=24 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928015302/http://www.eth.mpg.de/cms/en/publications/books/054.html|archive-date=28 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Sports==
* A.C. Guards Hockey Club<ref>{{cite news|title=AC Guards wins|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/ac-guards-wins/article1251401.ece|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>
* Bhistiwada Youth Sports Club<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 Jr. Men's AsiaCup|url=http://www.stick2hockey.com/Article/Where-is-crowd,-and-who-is-reponsible-for-that/1103.html|publisher=stick2hockey|access-date=24 September 2013|archive-date=18 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018214746/http://www.stick2hockey.com/Article/Where-is-crowd,-and-who-is-reponsible-for-that/1103.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3116817.stm Hyderabad's African old guard]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-sw2F-UhSM&ab_channel=Abby Video of Soldiers of NIZAMS of HYDERABAD]
*[https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/AC+Guards,+Lakdikapul,+Hyderabad,+Telangana+500457/@17.3977972,78.4548804,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3bcb9769677b75d5:0xf9b2bcedb2ed9096!8m2!3d17.3979368!4d78.4574329 Location on Google Maps]

{{Neighbourhoods of Hyderabad}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Hyderabad State Forces]]

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