Yanam, Pondicherry, India
Yanam is a small town of 30,000 people located in the union territory of Pondicherry. It is situated in the delta of Godavari River, where the river meets its tributary, Koringa River. The city has a Telugu speaking population with a sprinkling of Tamil in some areas.
Asaf Jah I, governor of Hyderabad, declared his independance from the disintergrating Mughal Empire in 1724. He claimed the title of Nazam al Mulk of Hyderabad. His son, Salabat Jang, granted the district of Kondavid or Guntur to the French, in return for their help in making him succeed his father as Nizam. These concessions were in the shape of Inam (donations). This inam was subsiquently changed to Yanam.
Asaf Jah I, governor of Hyderabad, declared his independance from the disintergrating Mughal Empire in 1724. He claimed the title of Nazam al Mulk of Hyderabad. His son, Salabat Jang, granted the district of Kondavid or Guntur to the French, in return for their help in making him succeed his father as Nizam. These concessions were in the shape of Inam (donations). This inam was subsiquently changed to Yanam.
posted by Pavan Gupta at 11:49 AM
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Hi from USA.
You forgot to mention the name of Rajaram Bhosle who was the original ruler of Pondicherry which was part of 'Hindavi Swarajya' established by King Shivaji. When Rajaram was confined in one of the fort he ran out of money and rumor went that Dutch had made offer to then King Raja ram who declined the offer of the Dutch traders and he accepted the bigger offer made by the French traders in that area!
Dilip
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