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	Syed Ahmed El-Edroos was of [[Arab]] [[Hadhrami people\|Hadhrami]] descent. He was a [[Ba'Alawi]] [[Sayyed]] of the [[Bani Hashim]] meaning he belonged to a [[Hashemite]] family i.e. a direct descendant of the [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]].{{cn\|date=May 2021}} He was commissioned in 1919. El-Edroos participated in both World Wars, serving in the [[Hyderabad Lancers\|1st Hyderabad Lancers]].		Syed Ahmed El-Edroos was of [[Arab]] [[Hadhrami people\|Hadhrami]] descent. He was a [[Ba'Alawi]] [[Sayyed]] of the [[Bani Hashim]] meaning he belonged to a [[Hashemite]] family i.e. a direct descendant of the [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]].{{cn\|date=May 2021}} He was commissioned in 1919. El-Edroos participated in both World Wars, serving in the [[Hyderabad Lancers\|1st Hyderabad Lancers]].

	El-Edroos was a close confidante and trusted aide of the Nizam of Hyderabad.{{Citation needed\|date= June ~~2022~~}} His brothers were also senior officers and distinguished members of the Nizam's army.		El-Edroos was a close confidante and trusted aide of the Nizam of Hyderabad.{{Citation needed\|date= June 2018}} His brothers were also senior officers and distinguished members of the Nizam's army.

	He was ready for a war , but was advised by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], not to fight and surrendered to the Indian Army forces outside of [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]] city so that there is no bloodshed of innocent people.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Leonard \|first=Karen Isaksen \|title=Locating Home: India's Hyderabadis Abroad \|year=2007 \|publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] \|isbn=978-0-8047-5442-2 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQCvgavbQjgC&pg=PA111 \|pages=25, 111}}</ref>		He was ready for a war , but was advised by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], not to fight and surrendered to the Indian Army forces outside of [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]] city so that there is no bloodshed of innocent people.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Leonard \|first=Karen Isaksen \|title=Locating Home: India's Hyderabadis Abroad \|year=2007 \|publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] \|isbn=978-0-8047-5442-2 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQCvgavbQjgC&pg=PA111 \|pages=25, 111}}</ref>
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	==Autobiography==		==Autobiography==
	His autobiography ''Hyderabad of the Seven Loaves'' was published in April 1994 and presented a historical account of the Asaf Jahi dynasty with an autobiographical sketch of the author, covering the events of Hyderabad's merger with the Indian Union. It narrates several anecdotes and facts about the city during the Nizami reign.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Khalidi\|first=Omar\|date=1994\|title=Memoirs of General El Edroos\|journal=Pakistan Historical Society\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=181–213}}</ref> The book also contains some rare pictures of the royal and aristocratic events that took place at the time.{{Citation needed\|date=August ~~2022~~}}		His autobiography ''Hyderabad of the Seven Loaves'' was published in April 1994 and presented a historical account of the Asaf Jahi dynasty with an autobiographical sketch of the author, covering the events of Hyderabad's merger with the Indian Union. It narrates several anecdotes and facts about the city during the Nizami reign.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Khalidi\|first=Omar\|date=1994\|title=Memoirs of General El Edroos\|journal=Pakistan Historical Society\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=181–213}}</ref> The book also contains some rare pictures of the royal and aristocratic events that took place at the time.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2018}}

	==See also==		==See also==

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	'''Syed Ahmed El-Edroos''' ({{Lang-ar\|سيد أحمد العيدرس\|translit=Saiyid Aḥmad al-‘aidarūs\|links=Arabic}}) was the [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Hyderabad State Forces]] at the time of the [[Operation Polo\|annexation]] of [[Hyderabad State]] by India in 1948.		'''Syed Ahmed El-Edroos''' ({{Lang-ar\|سيد أحمد العيدرس\|translit=Saiyid Aḥmad al-‘aidarūs\|links=Arabic}}) was the [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Hyderabad State Forces]] at the time of the [[Operation Polo\|annexation of Hyderabad State]] by India in 1948.

	==Life==		==Life==
	Syed Ahmed El-Edroos was of [[Arab]] [[Hadhrami people\|Hadhrami]] descent. He was a [[Ba'Alawi]] [[Sayyed]] of the [[Bani Hashim]] meaning he belonged to a [[Hashemite]] family i.e. a direct descendant of the [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]].{{cn\|date=May 2021}} He was commissioned in 1919. El-Edroos participated in both World Wars, serving in the [[Hyderabad Lancers\|1st Hyderabad Lancers]].		Syed Ahmed El-Edroos was of [[Arab]] [[Hadhrami people\|Hadhrami]] descent. He was a [[Ba'Alawi]] [[Sayyed]] of the [[Bani Hashim]] meaning he belonged to a [[Hashemite]] family i.e. a direct descendant of the [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]].{{cn\|date=May 2021}} He was commissioned in 1919. El-Edroos participated in both World Wars, serving in the [[Hyderabad Lancers\|1st Hyderabad Lancers]].

	El-Edroos was a close confidante and trusted aide of the Nizam of Hyderabad.{{Citation needed\|date= June ~~2018~~}} His brothers were also senior officers and distinguished members of the Nizam's army.		El-Edroos was a close confidante and trusted aide of the Nizam of Hyderabad.{{Citation needed\|date= June 2022}} His brothers were also senior officers and distinguished members of the Nizam's army.

	He was ready for a war , but was advised by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], not to fight and surrendered to the Indian Army forces outside of [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]] city so that there is no bloodshed of innocent people.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Leonard \|first=Karen Isaksen \|title=Locating Home: India's Hyderabadis Abroad \|year=2007 \|publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] \|isbn=978-0-8047-5442-2 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQCvgavbQjgC&pg=PA111 \|pages=25, 111}}</ref>		He was ready for a war , but was advised by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], not to fight and surrendered to the Indian Army forces outside of [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]] city so that there is no bloodshed of innocent people.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Leonard \|first=Karen Isaksen \|title=Locating Home: India's Hyderabadis Abroad \|year=2007 \|publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] \|isbn=978-0-8047-5442-2 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQCvgavbQjgC&pg=PA111 \|pages=25, 111}}</ref>

	In September 1948 El-Edroos held the rank of Major-General and Commander of the [[Hyderabad State Forces\|State Army]] of Hyderabad.{{~~Citation needed~~\|date= ~~June 2018~~}} This numbered 6,000 men and consisted of three armored regiments, a horse cavalry regiment, 11 infantry battalions and artillery. It was supported by 18,000 poorly armed and trained irregulars. In the course of [[Operation Polo]] the Indian Army was able to scatter this mixed force in five days of fighting. General El-Edroos, who had advised the Nizam against opposing the entry of Indian forces, surrendered on 17 September.		In September 1948 El-Edroos held the rank of Major-General and Commander of the [[Hyderabad State Forces\|State Army]] of Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Khan \|first=Asghar Ali \|date=2019-09-15 \|title=September 17, 1948—a sweeping 'invasion' of Hyderabad State \|url=https://www.siasat.com/september-17-1948-sweeping-invasion-hyderabad-state-1618822/ \|access-date=2022-08-02 \|website=The Siasat Daily \|language=en-US}}</ref> This numbered 6,000 men and consisted of three armored regiments, a horse cavalry regiment, 11 infantry battalions and artillery. It was supported by 18,000 poorly armed and trained irregulars. In the course of [[Operation Polo]] the Indian Army was able to scatter this mixed force in five days of fighting. General El-Edroos, who had advised the Nizam against opposing the entry of Indian forces, surrendered on 17 September.

	==Autobiography==		==Autobiography==
	His autobiography ''Hyderabad of the Seven Loaves'' was published in April 1994 and presented a historical account of the Asaf Jahi dynasty with an autobiographical sketch of the author, covering the events of Hyderabad's merger with the Indian Union. It narrates several anecdotes and facts about the city during the Nizami reign.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Khalidi\|first=Omar\|date=1994\|title=Memoirs of General El Edroos\|journal=Pakistan Historical Society\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=181–213}}</ref> The book also contains some rare pictures of the royal and aristocratic events that took place at the time.{{Citation needed\|date=August ~~2018~~}}		His autobiography ''Hyderabad of the Seven Loaves'' was published in April 1994 and presented a historical account of the Asaf Jahi dynasty with an autobiographical sketch of the author, covering the events of Hyderabad's merger with the Indian Union. It narrates several anecdotes and facts about the city during the Nizami reign.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Khalidi\|first=Omar\|date=1994\|title=Memoirs of General El Edroos\|journal=Pakistan Historical Society\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=181–213}}</ref> The book also contains some rare pictures of the royal and aristocratic events that took place at the time.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}

	==See also==		==See also==

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	'''Syed Ahmed El-Edroos''' (''{{~~transl\|~~ar\|~~DIN~~\|Saiyid Aḥmad al-‘aidarūs}}'') was the [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Hyderabad State Forces]] at the time of the [[Operation Polo\|annexation]] of [[Hyderabad State]] by India in 1948.		'''Syed Ahmed El-Edroos''' ({{Lang-ar\|سيد أحمد العيدرس\|translit=Saiyid Aḥmad al-‘aidarūs\|links=Arabic}}) was the [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Hyderabad State Forces]] at the time of the [[Operation Polo\|annexation]] of [[Hyderabad State]] by India in 1948.

	==Life==		==Life==
	Syed Ahmed El-Edroos was of [[Arab]] [[Hadhrami people\|Hadhrami]] descent. He was a [[Ba'Alawi]] [[Sayyed]] of the [[Bani Hashim]] meaning he belonged to a [[Hashemite]] family i.e. a direct descendant of ~~Prophet~~ Muhammad. He was commissioned in 1919. El-Edroos participated in both World Wars, serving in the [[Hyderabad Lancers\|1st Hyderabad Lancers]].		Syed Ahmed El-Edroos was of [[Arab]] [[Hadhrami people\|Hadhrami]] descent. He was a [[Ba'Alawi]] [[Sayyed]] of the [[Bani Hashim]] meaning he belonged to a [[Hashemite]] family i.e. a direct descendant of the [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]].{{cn\|date=May 2021}} He was commissioned in 1919. El-Edroos participated in both World Wars, serving in the [[Hyderabad Lancers\|1st Hyderabad Lancers]].

	El-Edroos was a close confidante and trusted aide of the Nizam of Hyderabad.{{Citation needed\|date= June 2018}} His brothers were also senior officers and distinguished members of the Nizam's army.		El-Edroos was a close confidante and trusted aide of the Nizam of Hyderabad.{{Citation needed\|date= June 2018}} His brothers were also senior officers and distinguished members of the Nizam's army.

	He advised the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Osman Ali Khan]], not to fight and surrendered to the Indian Army forces outside of [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]] city.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Leonard \|first=Karen Isaksen \|title=Locating Home: India's Hyderabadis Abroad \|year=2007 \|publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] \|isbn=978-0-8047-5442-2 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQCvgavbQjgC&pg=PA111 \|pages=25, 111}}</ref>		He was ready for a war , but was advised by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], not to fight and surrendered to the Indian Army forces outside of [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]] city so that there is no bloodshed of innocent people.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Leonard \|first=Karen Isaksen \|title=Locating Home: India's Hyderabadis Abroad \|year=2007 \|publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] \|isbn=978-0-8047-5442-2 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQCvgavbQjgC&pg=PA111 \|pages=25, 111}}</ref>

	In September 1948 El-Edroos held the rank of Major-General and Commander of the [[Hyderabad State Forces\|State Army]] of Hyderabad.{{Citation needed\|date= June 2018}} This numbered 6,000 men and consisted of three armored regiments, a horse cavalry regiment, 11 infantry battalions and artillery. It was supported by 18,000 poorly armed and trained irregulars. In the course of [[Operation Polo]] the Indian Army was able to scatter this mixed force in five days of fighting. General El-Edroos, who had advised the Nizam against opposing the entry of Indian forces, surrendered on 17 September.		In September 1948 El-Edroos held the rank of Major-General and Commander of the [[Hyderabad State Forces\|State Army]] of Hyderabad.{{Citation needed\|date= June 2018}} This numbered 6,000 men and consisted of three armored regiments, a horse cavalry regiment, 11 infantry battalions and artillery. It was supported by 18,000 poorly armed and trained irregulars. In the course of [[Operation Polo]] the Indian Army was able to scatter this mixed force in five days of fighting. General El-Edroos, who had advised the Nizam against opposing the entry of Indian forces, surrendered on 17 September.

	==Autobiography==		==Autobiography==
	His autobiography ''Hyderabad of the Seven Loaves'' was published in April 1994 and presented a historical account of the Asaf Jahi dynasty with an autobiographical sketch of the author, covering the events of Hyderabad's merger with the Indian Union. It narrates several anecdotes and facts about the city during the Nizami reign. <ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Khalidi\|first=Omar\|date=1994\|title=Memoirs of General El Edroos\|journal=Pakistan Historical Society\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=181–213}}</ref>The book also contains some rare pictures of the royal and aristocratic events that took place at the time.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2018}}		His autobiography ''Hyderabad of the Seven Loaves'' was published in April 1994 and presented a historical account of the Asaf Jahi dynasty with an autobiographical sketch of the author, covering the events of Hyderabad's merger with the Indian Union. It narrates several anecdotes and facts about the city during the Nizami reign.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Khalidi\|first=Omar\|date=1994\|title=Memoirs of General El Edroos\|journal=Pakistan Historical Society\|volume=42\|issue=2\|pages=181–213}}</ref> The book also contains some rare pictures of the royal and aristocratic events that took place at the time.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2018}}

	==See also==		==See also==
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	* [[Hyderabad State]]		* [[Hyderabad State]]
	* [[Hyderabadi Muslims]]		* [[Hyderabadi Muslims]]
	* [[Muslim culture of Hyderabad]]
	* [[History of Hyderabad]]		* [[History of Hyderabad]]
	* [[Operation Polo]]		* [[Operation Polo]]
	* [[Indian annexation of Hyderabad]]

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,780030,00.html INDIA: The Happy War], [[Time (magazine)]], 27 September 1948		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091118171620/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,780030,00.html INDIA: The Happy War], [[Time (magazine)]], 27 September 1948
	* [https://books.google.com/books?id=dEoEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA39&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q&f=false End of a State], [[Life (magazine)]], 11 October 1948		* [https://books.google.com/books?id=dEoEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA39&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q&f=false End of a State], [[Life (magazine)]], 11 October 1948

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| caption = Major General El-Edroos (at right) offers his surrender of the [[Hyderabad State Forces]] to [[Major general]] (later [[General (India)|General]] and [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army|Army Chief]]) [[Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri]] at [[Secunderabad]].
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| death_date = 20 July 1962
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'''Syed Ahmed El-Edroos''' (''{{transl|ar|DIN|Saiyid Aḥmad al-‘aidarūs}}'') was the [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Hyderabad State Forces]] at the time of the [[Operation Polo|annexation]] of [[Hyderabad State]] by India in 1948.

==Life==
Syed Ahmed El-Edroos was of [[Arab]] [[Hadhrami people|Hadhrami]] descent. He was a [[Ba'Alawi]] [[Sayyed]] of the [[Bani Hashim]] meaning he belonged to a [[Hashemite]] family i.e. a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad. He was commissioned in 1919. El-Edroos participated in both World Wars, serving in the [[Hyderabad Lancers|1st Hyderabad Lancers]].

El-Edroos was a close confidante and trusted aide of the Nizam of Hyderabad.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}} His brothers were also senior officers and distinguished members of the Nizam's army.

He advised the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Osman Ali Khan]], not to fight and surrendered to the Indian Army forces outside of [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] city.<ref>{{cite book |last=Leonard |first=Karen Isaksen |title=Locating Home: India's Hyderabadis Abroad |year=2007 |publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-8047-5442-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQCvgavbQjgC&pg=PA111 |pages=25, 111}}</ref>

In September 1948 El-Edroos held the rank of Major-General and Commander of the [[Hyderabad State Forces|State Army]] of Hyderabad.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}} This numbered 6,000 men and consisted of three armored regiments, a horse cavalry regiment, 11 infantry battalions and artillery. It was supported by 18,000 poorly armed and trained irregulars. In the course of [[Operation Polo]] the Indian Army was able to scatter this mixed force in five days of fighting. General El-Edroos, who had advised the Nizam against opposing the entry of Indian forces, surrendered on 17 September.

==Autobiography==
His autobiography ''Hyderabad of the Seven Loaves'' was published in April 1994 and presented a historical account of the Asaf Jahi dynasty with an autobiographical sketch of the author, covering the events of Hyderabad's merger with the Indian Union. It narrates several anecdotes and facts about the city during the Nizami reign. <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Khalidi|first=Omar|date=1994|title=Memoirs of General El Edroos|journal=Pakistan Historical Society|volume=42|issue=2|pages=181–213}}</ref>The book also contains some rare pictures of the royal and aristocratic events that took place at the time.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}

==See also==
* [[Hyderabad State Forces]]
* [[Hyderabad State]]
* [[Hyderabadi Muslims]]
* [[Muslim culture of Hyderabad]]
* [[History of Hyderabad]]
* [[Operation Polo]]
* [[Indian annexation of Hyderabad]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,780030,00.html INDIA: The Happy War], [[Time (magazine)]], 27 September 1948
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=dEoEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA39&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q&f=false End of a State], [[Life (magazine)]], 11 October 1948

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