Deoni
| Deoni | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Deoni Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°15′50″N 77°04′56″E / 18.26389°N 77.08222°ECoordinates: 18°15′50″N 77°04′56″E / 18.26389°N 77.08222°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Latur |
| Taluka | Deoni |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 413519 |
| Telephone code | +02385 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 24 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Latur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nilanga[1] |
| Literacy | 70% |
Deoni is a town and headquarters of Deoni Taluka in Latur subdivision of Latur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
The village is near Udgir. There is a famous breed of cattle from this area called as the "Deoni breed" or "Deoni cattle".[2]
History
Prior to 1948, Deoni was under the princely state of Hyderabad-Deccan State.
The most splendid architecture in Deoni was the palace of Shahzadah Gulab Muhammad Khān Durrani Abdali who belongs to the lineage of Shahzadah Kadir Baksh who is the 7th son of Shahzadah Sultan Sanjar of His Majesty Ahmed Shah Durrani- founder of Durrani empire.[3] He built it at the side of river which used to flow inside the courtyard of their fort called "angan" of the Rangeen Mahal it was also named as "Bada Ghar" due to its massive size which is spread along more than 14 acres (57,000 m2) of land studded with Rainbow glasses and gold coating walls of Deewan, golden engravings of Persian culture which was looted at the time of operation polo held in September 1948. Shahzadah Gulab khan issued two sons both of them were renowned advocate in the entire Deccan. His second son Shahzadah Akbar Muhammd Khan Durrani left the practice of Law as he was being considered as a professional threat to his elder brother and adopted a post of Tehsildar and was a very close friend and adviser of Nawab Kamal Yar Jung Bahadur of Kamalnagar.
At present the remaining ruins are converted into a Public school and the other half is privately owned. This place is of utmost importance in the Mharatwada region during operation polo as majority of Muslim inhabitants from nearby district Udgir fled to Deoni considering both brothers as their saviors. While saving the refugees Shahzadah Akbar Muhammad Khan Durrani, his son Sahebzadah Iqbal Muhammad Khan Durrani and his only brother Shahzadah Alam Muhammad khan Durrani were martyred mercilessly along with their other relatives. In this commemoration a book is also issued in Karachi by the mayor of Karachi as they were a good friend of Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung on whose name Bahadurabad was inhabited in Karachi,Pakistan. Their portray is also displayed at Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad. Shahzadah Akbar Muhammad Khan Durrani survived with seven daughters and one son who are settled in Saudi Arabia, India, U.S and UK. There family is also related to the Late Nawab of Junagardh Dilawar Khanji family through his first wife who was the daughter of another Durrani from Bhopal. They presently have very close ties with the present Nawab of Junagardh abode in Karachi, Pakistan.
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These walls rise up to 100meters
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Entrance towards stable
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Outer courtyard was filled with Shahzadah Akbar`s clients .
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Inner courtyard which used to host silk laden carpets and sofa wrapped around the perimeter on three sides.
It had doors which measured up to 30 meters. The remains of it can still be seen. These walls were hidden with treasures belonging to this ruling family it is said that it was bought by a person named Deshmukh who realised the embedded treasure with different sound emanating from these walls and after drilling he witnessed a fortune and ordered to dismantle the terrace. Hence,these ruins does not have any roof left on them.
Demographics
In the 2001 Indian census, the village of Deoni recorded 11,276 inhabitants, of which were males (%) and were females (%).[4]
Notes
- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Latur District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India.
- ↑ Deshpande, K. S. and Singh, B. P. (1977). "Genetic studies on Deoni cattle, 1: Age at first calving". Indian Veterinary Journal 54: 454–456.
- ↑ http://www.royalark.net/Afghanistan/durrani4.htm
- ↑ "Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Latur: Shirur-Anantpal: Sokal". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.