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'''Chandu Lal | '''Chandu Lal Malhotra''' (1766 - 15 April 1845 ), better known as '''Maharaja Chandu Lal''' was the [[Prime Minister]] (1833–1844) for 3rd [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]] [[Sikandar Jah]]. He was born in [[Hyderabad Deccan]] (now [[Hyderabad, India]]) and hails from a family from [[Raebareli]], India. He was also a poet of [[Urdu]], [[Hyderabad|Hyderabadi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and [[Persian language|Persian]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/nizamoriginfutur00mcauuoft|title=The Nizam; the origin and future of the Hyderabad state, being the Le Bas Prize essay in the University of Cambridge, 1904|last=McAuliffe|first=Robert Paton|date=1904|publisher=London C.J. Clay|others=Robarts - University of Toronto|pages=[https://archive.org/details/nizamoriginfutur00mcauuoft/page/39 39]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Modern_Hyderabad_(Deccan)/Chapter_3|title=Modern Hyderabad (Deccan)|last=Law|first=John|pages=30}}</ref> | ||
== Family == | == Family == | ||
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Chandu Shah was a Minister within the court of [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] under the [[Sikh Empire]]. They both had good relations and Chandu Lal Malotra became a General in the [[Sikh Khalsa Army]]. He then converted and became a devout [[Sahajdhari|Sehajdhari Sikh]]. | Chandu Shah was a Minister within the court of [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] under the [[Sikh Empire]]. They both had good relations and Chandu Lal Malotra became a General in the [[Sikh Khalsa Army]]. He then converted and became a devout [[Sahajdhari|Sehajdhari Sikh]]. | ||
In an agreement between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] for the contruction of a Gurudwara in the spot where [[Guru Gobind Singh|Guru Gobind Singh Ji]] died and the Nizam of Hyderabad making it 4 acres large made of marble, Ranjit Singh would give him 24,000 [[Nihang|Nihang Sikhs]] as private unpaid soldiers to quell rebellions. | In an agreement between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] for the contruction of a Gurudwara in the spot where [[Guru Gobind Singh|Guru Gobind Singh Ji]] died and the Nizam of Hyderabad making it 4 acres large made of marble, Ranjit Singh would give him 24,000 [[Nihang|Nihang Sikhs]] as private unpaid soldiers to quell rebellions.{{needs citation|date=August 2021}} | ||
== In Nizam Darbar == | == In Nizam Darbar == | ||
He started his career as a subordinate in the customs department of [[Hyderabad State|Kingdom of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Charles Edward |last=Buckland |title=Dictionary of Indian biography |publisher=S. Sonnenschein |year=1906 |url=http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/charles-edward-buckland/dictionary-of-indian-biography-kcu/page-15-dictionary-of-indian-biography-kcu.shtml}}</ref> Later he received the title of ''Raja Bahadur'' from Nawab [[Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III|Sikandar Jah]]. Sikandar Jah selected him as accounts officer of his army. British historian states "Due to the ladting effect of Chundoo Lal the dominions of the Nizam seem to look like a Sikh one rather then a Mohhamedan." The Nihang forces refused to be paid and said they would only be paid by the Akal Takht. Later after the Anglo Sikh Wars Nihangs fled to the South, where they battled against revolt earning respect by many. It is even noted by historians that Nihangs were used as bodyguards. | He started his career as a subordinate in the customs department of [[Hyderabad State|Kingdom of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Charles Edward |last=Buckland |title=Dictionary of Indian biography |publisher=S. Sonnenschein |year=1906 |url=http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/charles-edward-buckland/dictionary-of-indian-biography-kcu/page-15-dictionary-of-indian-biography-kcu.shtml}}</ref> Later he received the title of ''Raja Bahadur'' from Nawab [[Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III|Sikandar Jah]]. Sikandar Jah selected him as accounts officer of his army. British historian states "Due to the ladting effect of Chundoo Lal the dominions of the Nizam seem to look like a Sikh one rather then a Mohhamedan." The Nihang forces refused to be paid and said they would only be paid by the Akal Takht. Later after the Anglo Sikh Wars Nihangs fled to the South, where they battled against revolt earning respect by many. It is even noted by historians that Nihangs were used as bodyguards.{{needs citation|date=August 2021}} | ||
In 1819 Chandu Lal received the title of ''Maharaja'' from Sikandar Jah and a cash award of one [[crore]] [[Hyderabadi rupee|rupees]]. In 1822 he was made the head of seven thousand horsemen with the title of ''Raja e Rajagan'' from Nawab [[Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV|Nasir ud dawlah]]. After the death of Monir-ul-Mulk in 1833, Chandu Lal succeeded him as a prime minister.<ref name="Iranica" /> | In 1819 Chandu Lal received the title of ''Maharaja'' from Sikandar Jah and a cash award of one [[crore]] [[Hyderabadi rupee|rupees]]. In 1822 he was made the head of seven thousand horsemen with the title of ''Raja e Rajagan'' from Nawab [[Nasir-ud-dawlah, Asaf Jah IV|Nasir ud dawlah]]. After the death of Monir-ul-Mulk in 1833, Chandu Lal succeeded him as a prime minister.<ref name="Iranica" /> | ||