Ceded Districts

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Ceded Districts
Area of
British India
1800–1947
Flag of Ceded Districts
Flag
Capital
Thomas Munro
History 
• Districts ceded by the
Nizam
1800
1947
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Hyderabad State
Dominion of India

Ceded Districts is the name of an area in the

Nizam in 1800. The name was in use during the whole period of the British Raj, even though the denomination had no official weight for legal or administrative purposes. The area largely corresponds to the modern region of Rayalaseema
.

History

Following the

Tippu Sultan accepted to give his northern territory to the Nizam of Hyderabad
in 1792 AD.

In 1796 AD, the then Nizam

After the defeat and death of

British East India Company
.

References

  1. ^ The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 7. Vol. 1 (1909). Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1908–1931. pp. 158–176. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2007.
  2. ^ Shepherd, William R (1923). "India Map 1700-1792, from The Historical Atlas R." Longmans, Green, and Co. Retrieved 15 June 2007.