The establishment of the AsafJahi rule in the 1724is a great landmark in the history of modern Deccan. The Mughal emperor Aurangazeb annexed the State of Golconda in the year 1687 CE. Since then, this region remained as one of the Provinces of Mughal Empire till the year 1724 C.E. Mir Qamruddin–chin-killich khan, then viceroy of Deccan, declared independence and established the Hyderabad State in 1724. He is popularly known with his titles Nizam –Ul Mulk and AsafJah that were bestowed by the Mughal emperors Faruk Siyar and Muhammd Shah. The State of Hyderabad included the areas of Telangana region, Marathwada and Karnataka. Nizam-Ul-Mulk and his successors ruled the erstwhile princely State of Hyderabad for 224 years.
After India gained independence in August 1947, the last Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan decided not to join the Indian Union. Ultimately, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, then Minister of Home Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of India, initiated the Police Action on Hyderabad. The State was taken over and merged into the Indian Union on 17th September, 1948. During the rule of AsafJahis Hyderabad State underwent considerable growth, both politically and culturally. It has also emerged as one of the important princely States under colonial domination.
