Viceroy of the Deccan
Mughal Empire Deccan | |||||||||
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| 1636–1724 | |||||||||
| Status | Administrative division of the Mughal Empire | ||||||||
| Official languages | Urdu | ||||||||
| Common languages | Telugu Urdu Marathi Kannada Tamil Konkani Malayalam | ||||||||
| Government | Mughal provincial government | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1636 | ||||||||
• Hyderabad State became independent | 1724 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
Viceroy of the Deccan was the representative of the
Mughal emperors in Deccan, Deccan consisted of six Mughal governorates (Subah): Khandesh, Bijapur, Berar, Aurangabad, Hyderabad and Bidar. Carnatic region was a subdivision which was partly administered by the governor of Bijapur and Hyderabad.[1]: 143 [2]: 95 [3]
The domain of Viceroy of the Deccan extends from the
Asaf Jah I ruled from the very place until 1750 AD, when his capital was shifted to Hyderabad city and the domain of Viceroy of Deccan was renamed as Hyderabad Deccan.[5]
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History
In 1636, Shah Jahan appointed Aurangzeb as the Viceroy of the Deccan.[3]
Further reading
References
- ISBN 978-1-932705-54-6.
- ISBN 978-0-231-80042-6.
- ^ a b Pandharipande, Reeti; Nadimpally, Lasya (5 August 2017). "A brief history of the Nizams of Hyderabad". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- The Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ISBN 9781588395900.
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