Location : Saroornagar, about 10 km. from Hyderabad
City Centre
Timing : 9.30 A.M. to 4.30 P.M.
Open : Daily (Except Fridays )
Attractions Within Raymond Tomb : French Garden
About the Person
A rare gesture of honour by the second Nizam Asaf Jahi towards the
late Michel Joachim Marie Raymond (France, 1755-1798), a French
mercenary, a military-commander-in-service and a close friend. He
came to India and in 1786 joined the service of the ruling Nizam of
Hyderabad as an ordinary soldier. He worked his way up rapidly, and
when he died just twelve years later, in 1798, he was the commander
of a 19,000-strong army. He was not only, held in high esteem by the
Nizam, but also won the admiration of the common people. He was
famous among the Hindus and Muslims as the Hindus called him Musa
Ram and the Muslims called him Musa Rahim. Writes historian
Malleson: "No European of mark who followed him in India, ever
succeeded in gaining to such an extent the love, the esteem, the
admiration of the natives of the country." This tomb is
situated in Saroornagar, 10 km. from Hyderabad city centre.
About the Raymond Tomb
This tomb was made of black granite, conical in shape, about 60 m
long, 30 m wide and 10 inches high, is held in great veneration. You
can explore from here, less than a kilometer, a French garden where
Raymond and his men were stationed. Traces of the military barracks
may also still be seen here.
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