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in the 18th century as the Mughal Empire declined and became fully independent as part of the Nizam-administered Deccan.

The province was given the official epithet of Dar-ul Jihad (House of War) upon annexation by Aurangzeb.

Background

The precedent for Hyderabad Subah lies in the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who in 1636 negotiated a deed of submission with the Golconda Sultanate (reigned by the Qutb Shahis), making them

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