Berar Province

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Berar Province, also known as the Hyderabad Assigned Districts, was a province of Hyderabad. After 1853, it was administered by the British, although the Nizam retained formal sovereignty over the province. Azam Jah, the eldest son of the 7th Nizam, held the title of Mirza-Baig ("Prince") of Berar, modern day approximately Amravati Division of Vidarbha, Maharashtra. In 1881, the population of Berar was 2,672,673. The total area of the territory was 29,340 square kilometres (11,330 sq mi). After 1 October 1903, the administration of the province was placed under the Commissioner-General for the Central Provinces, as the Berar Division. In 1936, the territory was renamed as the Central Provinces and Berar, and its legislative assembly was established. The successor to Berar, with changed boundaries, is Amravati division in the Vidarbha of Maharashtra.

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