Ceded Districts
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The Ceded Districts refer to a historical region in southern India comprising territories ceded by the Nizam of Hyderabad to the British, roughly corresponding to the modern Rayalaseema area of Andhra Pradesh.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative division
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Asaf Jahi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolity | Hyderabad State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededFrom | Hyderabad State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededTo |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialTermUsedBy | British administrators ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| formedByCessionFrom | Nizam of Hyderabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerColonialDesignation | Ceded Districts of Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | British East India Company administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCityHistorically | Kurnool (regional center) ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Rayalaseema area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century to mid 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | Andhra Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early British expansion in Deccan ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Anantapur region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chittoor region NERFINISHED ⓘ Kadapa region NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurnool region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterIntegratedInto |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andhra State NERFINISHED ⓘ Madras State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRiverSystemNearby |
Penna River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tungabhadra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLargerRegion | Deccan Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfPresentDay | Andhra Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayRegionName | Rayalaseema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayState | Andhra Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAgriculture | dryland farming ⓘ |
| regionType | dry inland plateau ⓘ |
| roughlyCorrespondsTo | Rayalaseema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underColonialAdministrationBy | Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.