. An historical sketch of the native states of India in subsidiary alliance with the British government, with a notice of the mediatized and minor states. O F. T:*^^^«^]er PART £RN INDIA. CHAPTEE I. HAIDEKABAD, OR THE DOMIXIOXS OF THE NIZAM. Area—95,337 sq. miles. PoputATiOK—10,666,080. Eetexue—About 2,00,00,000 rupees. The country known generally under the name of the formed a portion of that ruled by Maliomedan . \kings of Afghan descent, distinguished as the Brahmani^kings, from the year 1347 to 1526. In that year thedj-nasty finally disappeared from the Haiderabad count
. An historical sketch of the native states of India in subsidiary alliance with the British government, with a notice of the mediatized and minor states. O F. T:*^^^«^]er PART £RN INDIA. CHAPTEE I. HAIDEKABAD, OR THE DOMIXIOXS OF THE NIZAM. Area—95,337 sq. miles. PoputATiOK—10,666,080. Eetexue—About 2,00,00,000 rupees. The country known generally under the name of the formed a portion of that ruled by Maliomedan . \kings of Afghan descent, distinguished as the Brahmani^kings, from the year 1347 to 1526. In that year thedj-nasty finally disappeared from the Haiderabad countryto make waj- for the Turkoman family of Kiili Kiitb. Tliecountry was invaded by Akbar in 1599, again by Jehangirin 1612, again by Shah Jehan in 1620 and 1621, and againby Am-angzib in 1650. On the last occasion the Mogulemperor, with the words of peace in his mouth, suddenlyand treacherously attacked the city of Haiderabad, capitalof the kingdom of Golkonda. The city was taken andsacked, theii restored under very hard conditions to itssovereign. But the final intentions of Aurangzib wereonly veiled. By another equally treacherous attack, mad
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