Hyderabad State (1948–1956)
Former state of India (1948-1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Hyderabad State (1948-56)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
This article is about a State of India from 1948–1956. For the princely state of Hyderabad, see Hyderabad State. For the modern state, see Telangana.
Hyderabad State was a state in Dominion and later Republic of India, formed after the accession of the State of Hyderabad into the Union on 17 September 1948.[1] It existed from 1948 to 1956.
Quick Facts Area, • Coordinates ...
Hyderabad State | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
State of India | |||||||||||||
1948–1956 | |||||||||||||
Hyderabad in India (1951) | |||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||
• Coordinates | 17°00′N 78°50′E | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Hyderabad State formed from Princely State of Hyderabad | 1948 | ||||||||||||
• Reorganised and renamed as Andhra Pradesh | 1956 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Today part of | Telangana Maharashtra Karnataka | ||||||||||||
States of India since 1947 |
Close
Following the States Reorganisation Act, which implemented a linguistic reorganisation of states, the Hyderabad state was dissolved. Its different sections were merged with Andhra State, Mysore State and Bombay State respectively.[2]