Hyderabad State
Hyderabad was a princely state of Nizam Ruler; it was freed from Nizam rule on Sept 17th 1948 i.e. a year after India Independence. Administratively, Hyderabad State was made up of sixteen districts, grouped into four divisions.
Aurangabad division:
Aurangabad, Beed, Nander, and Parbhani districts;
Gulbargah (Gulbargah) division:
Bidar District, Gulbarga, Osmanabad District, and Raichur District;
Medak division:
Atraf-i-Baldah, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda and Nizamabad districts.
Warangal division:
Adilabad*, Karimnagar, and Warangal districts (Kammam was part of Warangal till - 1st October, 1953)
During the India’s independence in 1947, the Nizam of Hyderabad declared his intentions of being a independent country or with idea of joining with Pakistan.
In 1948, with police action against Nizam rule, Muslim militants - Razakars, after 5 days of continuous fight, the Hyderabad state become part of Indian union. After merging into Union, it was a separate state from 1948 to 1956.
After the Police Action, Hyderabad remained under military rule for a couple of years under General J N Chaudhary. In June 1950, a civilian government was formed with M K Vellodi as chief minister. In 1952, general elections were held and a popular Congress government under the chief ministership of Burugula Ramakrishna Rao was formed.
In 1956 during The Re-organization of the Indian States, Hyderabad state was split up between Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra & Karnataka, in which 9 Telangana districts were merged with Andhra to become Andhra Pradesh.
Before Andhra Pradesh, the owned facilities which were in Hyderabad
v Raj Bhavan, Secretarate, High Court, State Corporation, Employee Residential Buildings, Roads and Transportation.
v Osmania University, Nizam College, Koti Women College, Saifabad, Secunderabad P.G Colleges, Physical Education, Old City College, Abids Aliya College, Nampally Women College, Secunderabad Mahabooba college, Hyderabad Public School, like many..
v Osmania, Gandhi Medical Colleges, Osmania Hospital, Gandhi, Nilofer,Mehadi NawabJung Cancer Hospital, T.B Hospital, Mental, ENT, Sarojini Eye, Nims, Victoria, Unani Ayurveda and supportive colleges.
v Electricity Board, Transportation, public Gardens, Salarjung, drainage system, Mint.
This is to address that Telangana state was there before with its own identity and Hyderabad as state capital.
Coutesy:
Satya N Rapelly