Hyderabad State
Princely state in British India
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Summary
Hyderabad State is a princely state[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of princely state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,432 views/month, #1 of 216).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: British Raj[3]
- Country: India[4], British Raj[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Instance of: state with limited recognition[7], state[8], former administrative territorial entity[9], historical country[10]
- Capital: Hyderabad[11], Aurangabad[12]
- Official language: Urdu[13], Telugu[14], Persian[15], Marathi[16], Kannada[17]
- Currency: Hyderabadi rupee[18]
- Basic form of government: absolute monarchy[19]
- Commons category: Hyderabad State[20]
- Local dialing code: 040[21]
- Inception: January 1, 1724[22]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: September 17, 1948[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hyderabad State[24]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29]
- Replaced by: Hyderabad State (1948-1956)[30]
- Language used: Urdu[31], Telugu[32], Persian[33], Marathi[34], Kannada[35]
- Official religion: Hinduism[36], Islam[37]
Why It Matters
Hyderabad State has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]