Class 4

Hyderabad


           * It was one of the Mughal Provinces in Deccan.
           * This Hyderabad state was founded by one of the Mughal Governors Nizam-ul-mulk-Asaf Shah also known as Chin Qilich Khan (1724-1748).
           * When he died in 1748, the Carnatic war started, because of war of succession.
           * He had two sons, each one supported by the French and the British.
           * Hyderabad was the first state to enter into Subsidiary Alliance given by the British Governor General Lord Wellesley.
           * The last ruler of Hyderabad state was Osman Ali Khan.
           * He fled to Pakistan in 1948, when Hyderabad was annexed to Indian Union.
           * Then Andhra Pradesh comprising of Hyderabad, was the first state to be established based on Lingua-Franca.
           * The wonderful fact was that Hyderabad was never annexed by British and acted independently till 1948.

Oudh/Avadh


       * This state was established by Saadat khan Burhanul Mulk (1722-1739)
       * The next important Nawab was the Shujah ud Daula.
       * He participated in the Battle of Buxar. (1764)
       * After the Battle of Buxar, the British didint annex Avadh, instead kept it as a buffer state for Bengal (To avoid the direct onslaught of Afghans)
       * In 1856, Avadh was annexed to British Empire by Lord Dalhousie by Good Governance Rule.
       * This was one of the Main causes of Revolt of 1857.      


Mysore Kingdom
                
                * In 1612, Mysore Kingdom was founded by Raja Woodyar (One of the feudals of Vijayanagara  kingdom), with the permission from the Vijayanagar Ruler Venkata II of Araveedu Dynasty.
                * Capital was Sri Ranga Pattinam (Seringapattinam).
                * In 1761, Hyder Ali captured the power from the Udayar Dynasty.
                * Anglo Mysore War started.


The four Anglo Mysore Wars will be dealt in The Next chapter "The British Expansion In India" 

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