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Hyderabad State (pronunciation ⓘ) [8] was a princely state in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and the Marathwada region of Maharashtra in India.
Hyderabad (/ ˈ h aɪ d ər ə b æ d / HY-dər-ə-bad; [5] ISO: Haidarābād, Telugu: [ˈɦaɪ̯daɾaːbaːd] ⓘ, 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 ...
In 1798, Hyderabad became the first Indian princely state to accede to British protection under the policy of Subsidiary Alliance instituted by Arthur Wellesley, and was thus named as the State of Hyderabad.
Oct 1, 2024 · Hyderabad, former princely state of south-central India that was centered 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 Āṣaf Jāh in 1724.
The seniormost (21-gun) princely state in British India, Hyderabad was an 82,000 square mile (212,000 km²) region (larger than England and Scotland combined) in the Deccan ruled by the Asif Jahi dynasty, who had the title of Nizam and was bestowed the title of His Exalted Highness by the British Empire. The Nizam set up many institutions in ...
3 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 in south-central India from 1724 until 1948. It was ruled by the hereditary Nizam. During the Partition of British India in 1947, the Nizam of Hyderabad declared his intentions of not joining either newly formed India or Pakistan.
Sep 17, 2023 · Why did Hyderabad’s Nizam not join India in August 1947, like most other princely states? What made Hyderabad so significant that Patel dealt with it cautiously? What was the role of razakars, and why were peasant movements active against the Nizam? Here’s a brief history.
Sep 24, 2013 · The massacres took place a year after the violence of partition in what was then Hyderabad state, in the heart of India. It was one of 500 princely states that had enjoyed autonomy under British...
