Hyderabad State (1948–1956)

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. It existed from 1948 to 1956.

Hyderabad State
State of India
1948–1956

Hyderabad in India (1951)
Area
  Coordinates17°00′N 78°50′E
History 
 Hyderabad State formed from Hyderabad Princely State
1948
 Reorganized and renamed United Andhra Pradesh
1956
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Hyderabad State
United Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Today part ofTelangana
Maharashtra
Karnataka
States of India since 1947

Following the States Reorganisation Act, which implemented a linguistic reorganization of states, the Hyderabad state was dissolved. Its different sections were merged with Andhra State, Mysore State and Bombay State respectively.

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