Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State | |||||||||
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| 1724–1948 | |||||||||
| Motto: Al-ʿAẓmatu Lillāh' ("Greatness belongs to God") Ya Osman ("Oh Osman") | |||||||||
Hyderabad (dark green) and Berar Province, not a part of Hyderabad State but also the Nizam's Dominion between 1853 and 1903 (light green) | |||||||||
| Status | Vassal state of the Mughal Empire (de jure, 1724–1858) Semi-independent under British protection (1798–1858) Princely state of India (1858–1947) Unrecognised independent state (1947–1948) | ||||||||
| Capital | Aurangabad (1724–1763) Hyderabad (1763–1948) | ||||||||
| Official languages | Persian (Court and revenue 1724–1886) and Urdu (dynastic)
Urdu (For Court and revenue from 1886–1948) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Telugu (48.2%) Marathi (26.4%) Kannada (12.3%) Deccani Urdu (10.3%) | ||||||||
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| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
| Nizam | |||||||||
• 1724–1748 | Asaf Jah I (first) | ||||||||
• 1911–1948 | Asaf Jah VII (last) | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1724–1730 | Iwaz Khan (first) | ||||||||
• 1947–1948 | Mir Laiq Ali (last) | ||||||||
| Historical era | . | ||||||||
• Established | 31 July 1724 | ||||||||
| 1946 | |||||||||
| 18 September 1948 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1941 | 214,187 km2 (82,698 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1941 | 16,338,534 | ||||||||
| Currency | Hyderabadi rupee | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
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Hyderabad State (ⓘ) was a princely state in the Deccan region of south-central 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.
The state was ruled from 1724 to 1948 by the Nizam, who was initially a viceroy of the Mughal empire in the Deccan. Hyderabad gradually became the first princely state to come under British paramountcy signing a subsidiary alliance agreement. During the British rule in 1901, the state had a revenue of ₹4,17,00,000. The native inhabitants of Hyderabad State, regardless of ethnic origin, are called "Mulki" (countryman), a term still used today.
The dynasty declared itself an independent monarchy during the final years of the British Raj. After the Partition of India, Hyderabad signed a standstill agreement with the new dominion of India, continuing all previous arrangements except for the stationing of Indian troops in the state. Hyderabad's location in the middle of the Indian Union, as well as its diverse cultural heritage led to India's annexation of the state in 1948. Subsequently, Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam, signed an instrument of accession, joining India.