Berar region
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The Berar region is a historical area in central India, largely corresponding to parts of present-day Maharashtra, known for its fertile black cotton soil and strategic importance under various Indian and colonial powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berar region canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeChange | ceded to British administration in the 19th century ⓘ |
| colonialStatus | assigned districts under Nizam-British agreements ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
cotton trade ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Purna River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wardha River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCapital |
Akola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amravati NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellichpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Berar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Varhad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern India
ⓘ
medieval India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cotton cultivation
ⓘ
fertile black cotton soil ⓘ strategic importance ⓘ |
| language |
Marathi
ⓘ
Varhadi dialect of Marathi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central India
ⓘ
present-day Maharashtra ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Akola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amravati NERFINISHED ⓘ Buldhana NERFINISHED ⓘ Washim NERFINISHED ⓘ Yavatmal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Bombay State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Provinces and Berar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deccan plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postIndependenceChange |
became part of Maharashtra in 1960
ⓘ
integrated into Bombay State in 1950s ⓘ |
| regionOf | Vidarbha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Ahmadnagar Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bahmani Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyderabad State NERFINISHED ⓘ Imad Shahi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType | black cotton soil ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
military campaigns in the Deccan
ⓘ
routes between north India and Deccan ⓘ |
| underAdministrationOf |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Nizam of Hyderabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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