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Viceroy of the Deccan

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Mughal Empire
Deccan
1636–1724
StatusAdministrative division of the Mughal Empire
Official languagesUrdu
Common languagesTelugu
Urdu
Marathi
Kannada
Tamil
Konkani
Malayalam
GovernmentMughal provincial government
History 
• Established
1636
• Hyderabad State became independent
1724
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Deccan sultanates
Hyderabad State
Today part ofIndia

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 Narmada River in the North to Trichinopoly in the South and Masulipatnam in the east to Bijapur in the west.[4] The Aurangabad city was selected as the viceregal capital of Deccan where Aurangzeb resided until his death in 1707 AD, and 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]: 82 

History

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In 1636, Shah Jahan appointed Aurangzeb as the Viceroy of the Deccan.[3]

Further reading

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The Mughal Empire and the Deccan-Economic factors and consequences, by Shireen Moosvi-(1982), Published by: Indian History Congress, as Proceedings of the Indian History Congress-Volume 43 (1982)

References

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  1. ^ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (2005). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India: 1707–1813. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 978-1-932705-54-6.
  2. ^ Roy, Olivier (2011). Holy Ignorance: When Religion and Culture Part Ways. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-80042-6.
  3. ^ a b Pandharipande, Reeti; Nadimpally, Lasya (5 August 2017). "A brief history of the Nizams of Hyderabad". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ Gurusamy, Mohan (18 October 2016). "Celebrating a long gone Hyderabad". The Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ McInerney, Terence; Kossak, Steven M; Haidar, Navina Najat (2016). Divine Pleasures: Painting from India's Rajput Courts, The Kronos Collections. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9781588395900.