Hyderabad Deccan

State of Hyderabad
హైదరాబాద్ రాష్ట్రం ریاست حیدرآباد
Independent/Mughal Successor State (1724–1798) Princely state of British India (1798–1947) Unrecognised state (1947–1948) State of India (1948–1956)
1724–1948
Flag Coat of arms
Hyderabad (dark green) and Berar Province not a part of Hyderabad State but also the Nizam's Dominion between 1853 and 1903 (light green).
Capital		Aurangabad (1724–1763) Hyderabad (1763–1948)
Languages		Urdu (10.3%, official) Persian (historical) Telugu (48%) Marathi (26%) Kannada (12%)
Religion		Islam (13%, state religion) Hinduism (81%) Christianity and others (6%)
Government		Independent/Mughal Successor State (1724–1798) Princely State (1798–1950) State of the Republic of India (1950–1956)
Nizam
•	1720–48	Qamaruddin Khan (first)
•	1911–56	Osman Ali Khan (last, as Rajpramukh from 1950)
Prime Minister
•	1724–1730	Iwaz Khan (first)
•	1952–1956	Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (last)
History
•	Established	1724
•	Telangana Rebellion	1946
•	Invasion by India	18 September 1948
•	States Reorganisation Act	1 November 1956
Area		215,339 km² (83,143 sq mi)
Currency		Hyderabadi rupee
Preceded by Succeeded by Mughal Empire Maratha Empire Hyderabad State (1948–56)

Hyderabad State ( pronunciation ), also known as Hyderabad Deccan, was an Indian princely state located in the south-central region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into Telangana state, Hyderabad-Karnataka region of Karnataka and Marathwada region of Maharashtra. The state was ruled from 1724 until 1948 by a hereditary Nizam who was initially a Mughal governor of the Deccan before becoming independent. Hyderabad gradually became the first princely state to come under British paramountcy signing a subsidiary alliance agreement. After the Indian independence, the state signed a standstill agreement with the new dominion of India, continuing all the previous arrangements except for the stationing of Indian troops in the state. However, with the rise of militant razakars, India found it necessary to station Indian troops and invaded the state in September 1948 to compel the Nizam. Subsequently, the Nizam signed an instrument of accession, joining India.

Hyderabad State was founded by Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan who was the governor of Deccan under the Mughals from 1713 to 1721. In 1724, he once again resumed rule under the title of Asaf Jah. His other title Nizam ul-Mulk (Order of the Realm), became the title of his position "Nizam of Hyderabad". By the end of his rule, the Nizam had become independent from the Mughals, and had founded the Asaf Jahi dynasty.