Deoni
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Deoni devnagari |
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| 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
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Latur |
| Taluka | Deoni |
| Government | |
| • Type | municipality |
| • Body | deoni nagar parished vidya mansure |
| 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 |
| Literacy | 70% |
| Website | maharashtra |
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 20km. There is a famous breed of cattle from this area called as the "Deoni breed" or "Deoni cattle"..
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 Abdāli who belongs to the lineage of Shahzadah Kadir Baksh Durrani from the 7th son of Shahzadah Sultan Sanjar of His Majesty Ahmed Shah (Ahmed Khan) Abdali- founder of Durrani empire. This fort in Urdu was called as Gadi. He built it at the side of river(now known as Dev Nadi) which used to flow inside the courtyard of their fort called "Aangan" 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, meticulous golden deer engravings, and golden engravings of Persian culture which was looted at the time of operation polo held in September 1948. Shahzadah Gulāb Muhammad khan Durrani issued four sons, two elder son`s were renowned advocate in the entire Afghan Pashtun and Pathan community of Hyderabad, Deccan especially Maharashtra, Maharatwada state of Deccan. His second son Shahzadah Akbar Muhammd Khan Durrani voluntarily 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 (one of the official 22 Nawabs during Nizam VII reign).
The remaining ruins of this fort were converted into a Police Station & Public school and the other half is privately owned. Now the complete remains are demolished by state government because there was a possibility of old walls falling. This place is of utmost importance in the Maharatwada region during operation polo as majority of Muslim inhabitants from nearby district Udgir fled to Deoni considering Durrani`s as their saviors. While saving the refugees Shahzadah Akbar Muhammad Khan Durrani, his eldest son Shahzadah Iqbal Muhammad Khan Durrani and his elder brother Shahzadah Alam Muhammad khan Durrani and two other unmarried brothers were martyred mercilessly along with their other relatives as they were barrier against the innocent muslim population of Maharatwada and the Hindu fractions and Indian army . In his family commemoration a book is also issued in Karachi by the mayor of Karachi. He was a dear friend of Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung Sadozai who was the head for Jagirdar Association on whose name Bahadurabad was inhabited in Karachi,Pakistan. Shahzadah Alam Muhammad Khan Durrani`s portray is also displayed at Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad, Telangana.
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