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Hyderabad State or Hyderabad Deccan was a kingdom, country, and princely state in the Deccan with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the states of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and the Marathwada region of Maharashtra in present-day India, which annexed it in 1948.
Hyderabad (/ ˈ h aɪ d ər ə b æ d / ⓘ HY-dər-ə-bad; Telugu: [ˈɦaɪ̯daraːbaːd], Urdu: [ˈɦɛːdəɾaːbaːd]) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana.It occupies 650 km 2 (250 sq mi) on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India.With an average altitude of 542 m (1,778 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including the Hussain Sagar lake, predating the city's ...
Hyderabad, former princely state of south-central India that was centred on the city of Hyderabad. It was founded by Nizam al-Mulk (Āṣaf Jāh), who was intermittently viceroy of the Deccan (peninsular India) under the Mughal emperors from 1713 to 1721 and who resumed the post again under the title.
Jun 2, 2024 · Telangana has a complex history and pre-Independence, it was a part of the princely state of Hyderabad. Present-day Telangana comprised the state’s south and southeast Telugu-speaking regions. The city of Hyderabad lay at the heart of the larger region, but unlike the areas around it, it was dominated by the Urdu-speaking Muslim elite.
Hyderabad State was a state in Dominion and later Republic of India, formed after the accession of the State of Hyderabad into the Union on 17 September 1948. [1] It existed from 1948 to 1956. Following the States Reorganisation Act, which implemented a linguistic reorganisation of states, the Hyderabad state was dissolved.
Hyderabad state was located in the south-central Indian subcontinent from 1724 until 1948, ruled by a hereditary Nizam who was Muslim. Islam was strongly represented in the principality although the majority of the population were Hindu.
6 days ago · Hyderabad is a city in Telangana state, south-central India. It is Telangana’s largest and most populous city and is the major urban center for all of south-central interior India. It is located on the Musi River in the heart of the Telangana Plateau, a major upland region of peninsular India.
Sep 17, 2022 · A major discussion here is how the princely kingdom of Hyderabad became a part of India, and what exactly is being celebrated now by political parties. How did Hyderabad state become a part of India?
Hyderabad State was a princely state under the British Raj in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and the Marathwada region of Maharashtra in present-day India.
Nizam’s rule ends, Hyderabad state merges into India. At 5pm on September 17, 1948, Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of the state of Hyderabad, issued a “farman” (royal decree) over All ...
