Gunfoundry
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The Gunfoundry also known as Top ka Sancha was a cannonball factory set up by the second Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab Mir Nizam Ali Khan at Fateh Maidan in Hyderabad, India. The historic Aliya High Schoo
Gunfoundry
View of the Gunfoundry as on October 2025
Michel Joachim Marie Raymond
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General Michel Joachim Marie Raymond, popularly known as Monsieur Raymond, was a French General in Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II's military and the founder of Gunfoundry, Hyderabad. He was born in Sérig
Gunfoundry
…the main road that leads to Abids (in south). The Gunfoundry was one of the several cannon and cannonball factories set up in 1785 AD by French general Michel Raymond who was in the service of Nawab Mir Nizam Ali Khan, the second Nizam of Hyderabad. This is the only surviving gunfoundry established in the 18th century…
Monsieur Raymond
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