The Nizam's Dominions (1724–1948)
Era: Mughals, Asaf Jahis & the British
- Unified Andhra Pradesh (pre-2014)
- Present-day state borders, for orientation
- Approximate extent
The Asaf Jahi state of the Nizams: Hyderabad State as shown on the Imperial Gazetteer map of 1909, with Telangana in its south-east and the old capital Aurangabad in the Marathi north-west; the coastal Northern Circars, granted to the French in 1753 and ceded to the English in 1766, and the Ceded Districts of Rayalaseema given up to the East India Company in 1800; the capital Hyderabad with Golconda and the British cantonment of Secunderabad; and the chief samasthans of the Telugu south, Gadwal, Wanaparthy, Jatprole (Kollapur), Amarchinta and Palvancha. Kharda marks the Nizam's defeat by the Marathas in 1795. The shaded areas are approximate.
Historical boundaries are approximate. Base map: Natural Earth (opens in a new tab) (public domain). Redrawn from: Hyderabad (map in the Imperial Gazetteer of India, Provincial Series: Hyderabad State) (opens in a new tab), J. G. Bartholomew (Edinburgh Geographical Institute), 1909 (Public domain). Attributions
Sources
- Government of India, Imperial Gazetteer of India, Provincial Series: Hyderabad State (opens in a new tab), Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta, 1909, pp. 1, 15–16, 52, 296–299. [Public domain]
- G. B. Malleson, History of the French in India, from the Founding of Pondichery in 1674 to the Capture of that Place in 1761 (opens in a new tab), Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1868, pp. 370. [Public domain]
- C. U. Aitchison (compiler), A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads relating to India and Neighbouring Countries, Vol. IX: Hyderabad, Mysore and Coorg (4th ed.) (opens in a new tab), Superintendent, Government Printing, India, Calcutta, 1909, pp. 2, 4–5. [Public domain]
- Government of India, Imperial Gazetteer of India, Provincial Series: Madras, Vol. I (opens in a new tab), Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta, 1908, pp. 184–186. [Public domain]
- W. Francis, Madras District Gazetteers: Anantapur (opens in a new tab), Government of Madras (Addison & Co.), 1905, pp. 23. [Public domain]