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'''Kurnool state''' was a small [[princely state]] during the [[Company rule in India]].<ref name="islam">{{cite book |last1=Mallampalli |first1=Chandra |title=A Muslim Conspiracy in British India? |date=29 June 2017 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-107-19625-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KtUlDwAAQBAJ&q=kurnool+princely+state |language=en}}</ref> It had its capital at the town of [[Kurnool]] in the present-day state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and was eventually annexed by the [[East India Company]].

==History==
Kurnool State was established by a Pathan general. It was ruled by ''Nawabs'' until the British Government took over in 1839.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html#Kurnool|title=Indian Princely States K-Z|first=Ben|last=Cahoon}}</ref> Kurnool was initially under the suzerainty of the [[Hyderabad State|Nizam of Hyderabad]]. After the Nizam ceded the region to the [[East India Company]], the ''nawab'', Aluf Khan, agreed to pay a voluntary ''peishcush'' of rupees one lakh to the Company government.<ref name="colonial">{{cite book |last1=Raju |first1=P. Yanadi |title=Rayalaseema During Colonial Times: A Study in Indian Nationalism |date=2003 |publisher=Northern Book Centre |isbn=978-81-7211-139-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I3C11beCHF0C&dq=Ghulam+Rasul+Khan&pg=PA2 |language=en}}</ref>

===Uprising against the company===
Ghulam Rasul Khan Bahadur (died on 12 July 1840) was the last [[Nawab]] of [[Kurnool]].<ref name="islam"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/wahab-khan-tomb-in-kurnool-to-get-a-facelift/article4872731.ece|title=Wahab Khan tomb in Kurnool to get a facelift|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 July 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> He ruled from 1823 to 1839 until the kingdom was defeated by the [[East India Company]].

The [[Wahhabism|Wahhabi movement]] was popularised in India by [[Shah Ismail Dehlvi]] in the 18th century. [[Mubarez-ud-Daulah]], younger brother of the ''Nizam'' of Hyderabad, [[Nasir-ud-Daulah]], was inspired by the Wahhabi movement.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web |last1=Seshan |first1=KSS |title=Mubarez-ud-Daulah's era: Of passion, rebellion and conspiracy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/mubarez-ud-daulahs-era-of-passion-rebellion-and-conspiracy/article18955189.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=3 April 2019 |date=10 June 2017}}</ref> According to [[Thomas Herbert Maddock]], Mubarez-ud-Daulah was instrumental in spreading the Wahhabi movement in the [[Deccan]] region.{{sfn|Mallampalli|2017|p=62}}

Nawab Rasool Khan of Kurnool was also influenced by the movement. When [[Mubarez-ud-Daulah]] learned of it, he struck a secret deal with him. According to the deal, Rasool Khan would set up a secret arsenal to manufacture arms. In return, Mubarez-ud-Daulah would provide monetary help.<ref name="Hindu"/>

In {{circa|1835}}, a rumor spread that a Russian army was advancing towards India from Central Asia. It was also believed that the combined armies of Mubarez-ud-Daulah and Rasool Khan had overthrown the East India Company and defeated Nizam [[Nasir-ud-Daulah]]. Subsequently, the [[Maratha Empire]] would be restored and Mubarez-ud-Daulah would be appointed ''[[subahdar]]'' of Deccan by [[Mohammad Shah Qajar]], the Shah of Persia.<ref name="Hindu"/>{{sfn|Mallampalli|2017|p=59}}

<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25435/lot/160/|title=Bonhams : A silver seal made for Ghulam Rasul Khan Bahadur, Nawab of Kurnool (reg. 1823-39) South Deccan, dated AH 1239/AD 1823-24|website=www.bonhams.com}}</ref> On 12 October 1839, a war broke out between [[British Indian Army]] and the kingdom and continued for six days until the king was detained on 18 October. He was subsequently sent to [[Tiruchirappalli Central Prison]] where he died on 12 July 1840.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://heritagetimes.in/nawab-of-kurnool/|title=Nawab of Kurnool Ghulam Rasool Khan A Great Freedom Fighter of India who fought against the British Empire.|first=Syed Naseer|last=Ahamed|date=28 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="islam"/><ref name="colonial"/>

==Rulers==
List of the Pathan ''nawabs'' of Kurnool-<ref name="deccan">{{cite book |last1=Michell |first1=George |last2=Zebrowski |first2=Mark |title=Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates |date=10 June 1999 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-56321-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aHcfv6zkJgQC&dq=Ghulam+Rasul+Khan&pg=PA275 |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rowspan="2"|Nawab
! scope="row" colspan="2"|Reign
|-
! From
! Until
|-
| Khizr Khan Panni
| 1674
| 1677
|-
| Daud Khan Panni
| 1690
| ?
|-
| Ibrahim Khan Panni
| ?
| 1724
|-
| Alif Khan I
| 1724
| 1733
|-
| Himayat Bahadur Khan
| 1733
| 1751
|-
| Munawar Khan
| 1751
| 1792
|-
| Alif Khan II
| 1792
| 1815
|-
| Muzaffar Khan
| 1815
| 1816
|-
| Munawar Khan
| 1816
| 1823
|-
| Ghulam Rasul Khan
| 1824
| 1839
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Kurnool]]
*[[Company rule in India]]
*[[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[List of princely states]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{coord missing|Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Princely states of India]]

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