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'''Hyderabadi battalion''' earlier known as '''Bison Division battalion''' was the military belonging to [[Nizam]]'s [[Hyderabad Contingent]]. It was active until [[Operation polo|Annexation of Hyderabad]] with India in 1948 and it was merged with the Bison division of the [[Indian Army]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The Bison Division battalion was raised on 5 November 1853 by Raja Rameshwar Rao, [[Raja of Wanaparthy]], a vassal of the Nizam. It was taken over by the Nizam in 1866 and merged with the Hyderabadi battalion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/06/stories/2003110606390400.htm |title=The Hindu : 'Hyderabadis' celebrate Raising Day |website=www.hindu.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031126140301/http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/06/stories/2003110606390400.htm |archive-date=26 November 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==The battalion==<br />
The battalion was known as the ''Hyderabadis''. The unit had a mixed class composition with no rank structure.<br />
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==References==<br />
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