Hyderabad State (1948–1956)
Hyderabad State was a state in Dominion and later Republic of India, formed after the accession of the State of Hyderabad into the Union on 17 September 1948. It existed from 1948 to 1956.
Hyderabad state until 1956
Major General El Edroos (at right) offers his surrender of the Hyderabad State Forces to Major General (later General and Army Chief) J. N. Chaudhuri at Secunderabad.
Image: General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
Image: Osman Nehru JN
States and union territories of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
Administrative divisions of the Indian Empire in 1909
Administrative divisions of the Union of India in 1949