Berar Province
Berar Province, also known as the Hyderabad Assigned Districts, was a province of Hyderabad. After 1853, it was administered by the British, although the Nizam retained formal sovereignty over the province. Azam Jah, the eldest son of the 7th Nizam, held the title of Mirza-Baig ("Prince") of Berar.
| Berar Province | |||||||||
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| Province of British India under the nominal sovereignty of Hyderabad State | |||||||||
| 1724–1903 | |||||||||
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Hyderabad and Berar Province in 1903 | |||||||||
| Capital | Ellichpur | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1881 | 29,340 km2 (11,330 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1881 | 2,672,673 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• The Nizam of Hyderabad becomes the de jure sovereign of Berar | 1724 | ||||||||
• Establishment of the Berar Division | 1903 | ||||||||
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| This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Berar". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. | |||||||||
In 1881, the population of Berar was 2,672,673. The total area of the territory was 29,340 square kilometres (11,330 sq mi).
After 1 October 1903, the administration of the province was placed under the Commissioner-General for the Central Provinces, as the Berar Division. In 1936, the territory was renamed as the Central Provinces and Berar, and its legislative assembly was established.
The successor to Berar, with changed boundaries, is Amravati Division in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.