Hyderabad State
Also known as Hyderabad Kingdom, Hyderabad, The Nizam's Dominions
Princely state in British India
Key facts
- 1941
- 214,187 km (82,698 sq mi)
- Status
- Vassal state of the Mughal Empire ( de jure , 1724–1748) , Protectorate of the Maratha Empire (1748–1818), 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
- Telugu (administration and court; dynastic), Persian (Court and revenue 1724–1886) and Hindustani ( Urdu ) (dynastic) , Urdu (For Court and revenue from 1886–1948)
- Common languages
- Telugu (48.2%), Marathi (26.4%), Kannada (12.3%), Deccani (10.3%)
- Religion
- 13% Islam ( official ) Sunni Islam Shia Islam Non-denominational Islam 81% Hinduism 6% Christianity and others
- Government
- Absolute monarchy
- 1724 1748
- Asaf Jah I (first)
- 1911 1948
- Asaf Jah VII (last)
- 1724 1730
- Iwaz Khan (first)
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Today part ofIndia
Hyderabad State (pronunciation), also referred to as the Nizamate of Hyderabad, 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.