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Imperial Gazeteer of India Provincial Series Hyderabad State

1909

Though the main area of the Cuddapah and Kurnool formations lies in the Madras Presidency south of the Kistna they are found in the valley of that river along the south-eastern frontier for Is° miles and again in the valleys of the Kistna the Bhima and their tributaries in the south-west. [...] There are three marked seasons : the rainy season from the beginning of June to the end of September the cold season from the beginning of October to the end of January and the hot season from early in February to the end of May. [...] soka It is uncertain when the invasion of the Deccan by the A Aryans occurred but the dominions of the Buddhist king Asoka (272-231 B. C.) covered the whole of Berar and a cosiderable portion of the north-western and eastern tracts of the State. [...] The Bahmani kindom extended from Berar in the north to the left bank of the Tungabhadra in the south and from Mal on the west coast to the Telingana tract in the east. [...] Among the most remarkable specimens of Musalman architecture may be mentioned the mosque in the old fort of Gulbarga ; the Mecca and Jama Masjids the Char Minär the Char Kaman the Dar-ush-Shifa (hospital) and the old bridge over the Masi all in the city of Hyderabad ; the tombs of the Kutb Shahi kings near Golconda ; the tombs of the Bahmani and Band &Atli kings near the city of Bidar and th

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Pages
347
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100009
Segment Pages Author Actions
Preface
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Hyderabad State
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Atraf-i-Balda District
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Medak Gulshanabad Division
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Warangal Division
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Aurangabad Division
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Gulbarga Division
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Estates
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Index
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Backmatter
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