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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative division
historical region
associatedWithDynasty Asaf Jahi dynasty
associatedWithPolity Hyderabad State
cededFrom Hyderabad State
cededTo British East India Company
British government
linked to: UK government
colonialTermUsedBy British administrators
country British India
formedByCessionFrom Nizam of Hyderabad
formerColonialDesignation Ceded Districts of Madras Presidency
governedBy British East India Company administration
hasCapitalCityHistorically Kurnool (regional center)
historicalNameOf Rayalaseema area
linked to: Rayalaseema
historicalPeriod late 18th century to mid 20th century
historicalRegionOf Andhra Pradesh
historicalSignificance early British expansion in Deccan
includesRegion Anantapur region
linked to: Anantapur district

Chittoor region
linked to: Chittoor district

Kadapa region
Kurnool region
linked to: Kurnool district
languageMajority Telugu
laterIntegratedInto Andhra Pradesh
Andhra State
Madras State
linked to: Tamil Nadu
locatedIn southern India
linked to: South India
majorRiverSystemNearby Penna River
Tungabhadra River
partOf Madras Presidency
partOfLargerRegion Deccan Plateau
partOfPresentDay Andhra Pradesh
presentDayRegionName Rayalaseema
presentDayState Andhra Pradesh
primaryAgriculture dryland farming
regionType dry inland plateau
roughlyCorrespondsTo Rayalaseema
underColonialAdministrationBy Madras Presidency

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Rayalaseema hasTraditionalName Ceded Districts