Deccan region

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The Deccan region is a large plateau in southern India known for its distinctive volcanic geology, rich mineral resources, and significant role in the subcontinent’s historical and cultural development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
natural region of India
plateau
boundedBy Eastern Ghats
Satpura Range
Western Ghats
climate semi-arid
tropical savanna
country India
drainedBy Bhima River
Godavari
surface form: Godavari River

Kaveri
surface form: Kaveri River

Krishna River
Tungabhadra River
hasAgriculturalProduct cotton
millets
oilseeds
sorghum
hasAverageElevation 600–900 meters
hasGeologicalFeature Deccan Traps volcanism
surface form: Deccan Traps
hasGeologicalOrigin volcanic
hasMajorCity Aurangabad
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Nagpur
Pune
hasMajorLanguage Hindi
Kannada
Marathi language
surface form: Marathi

Telugu
Urdu
hasMineralResource bauxite
coal
iron ore
limestone
manganese
mica
hasRockType basalt
historicalSignificance center of several major Indian empires
knownFor distinctive volcanic geology
important role in Indian history and culture
rich mineral resources
languageFamily Dravidian languages
Indo-Aryan languages
locatedIn southern India
partOf South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
wasCapitalRegionOf Bahmani Sultanate
Chalukya dynasty
Deccan sultanates
surface form: Deccan Sultanates

Maratha Empire
Rashtrakuta dynasty
Satavahana dynasty

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Ranna region Deccan region
this entity surface form: Deccan
Shivaji countryOfCitizenship Deccan region
this entity surface form: India (historical region of the Deccan)
Bhonsle origin Deccan region
Governor of Bombay hasJurisdictionOver Deccan region
this entity surface form: Deccan region (parts)
Asaf Jahi dynasty region Deccan region
this entity surface form: South-Central India
Deccan College regionServed Deccan region
Muhammad Akbar associatedWith Deccan region
Khuldabad locatedIn Deccan region
Warangal division locatedIn Deccan region
Telangana peasant armed struggle (late 1940s) hasLocation Deccan region
subject surface form: Telangana peasant armed struggle
police action Operation Polo (September 1948) location Deccan region
subject surface form: Operation Polo
Deccan sultanates locatedIn Deccan region
Desh region partOf Deccan region
Gulbarga division partOf Deccan region
Bhagyanagar locatedIn Deccan region
Bhagyanagar countryAtTimeOfUse Deccan region
this entity surface form: India (historical region of the Deccan)
Marathwada partOf Deccan region
Khandesh locatedIn Deccan region
Nira Left Bank Canal locatedIn Deccan region
Kanuma culturalRegion Deccan region
City of Gates hasCulturalSignificanceIn Deccan region
this entity surface form: Deccan region of India
Hyderabad-Karnataka partOf Deccan region
Kupwad locatedIn Deccan region
Gulshanabad partOf Deccan region
Bhima Dam locatedIn Deccan region
Adikavi Pampa culturalContext Deccan region
Chalukya king Arikesari II ruledIn Deccan region
subject surface form: Arikesari II
Vemulavada region partOf Deccan region
Medak district locatedIn Deccan region
Chalukya king Tailapa II deathPlace Deccan region
subject surface form: Tailapa II
the Maratha Machiavelli sphereOfActivity Deccan region
subject surface form: Nana Fadnavis
this entity surface form: Deccan region of India
Scindia dynasty originRegion Deccan region
this entity surface form: Deccan
Saibai placeOfActivity Deccan region
Maharashtri usedIn Deccan region
Mughal general Zulfiqar Khan sphereOfActivity Deccan region
subject surface form: Zulfiqar Khan
William Lambton workedIn Deccan region
Berar partOf Deccan region
Southern Indo-Aryan languages region Deccan region
Carnatic Nawabate partOf Deccan region
Kacheguda railway station locatedInRegion Deccan region
this entity surface form: South Central India
Operation Polo location Deccan region
Mankal partOf Deccan region
Indo-Persians geographicDistribution Deccan region
Nasir Jung region Deccan region
this entity surface form: Deccan
Tank Bund Road region Deccan region