Berar Province

Berar Province
Province of British India under the nominal sovereignty of Hyderabad State
1724–1903
Flag of Berar
Flag

Hyderabad and Berar Province in 1903
CapitalEllichpur
Area 
• 1881
29,340 km2 (11,330 sq mi)
Population 
• 1881
2,672,673
History 
• The Nizam of Hyderabad becomes the de jure sovereign of Berar
1724
• Establishment of the Berar Division
1903
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Berar Subah
Berar Division
 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Berar". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Hyderabad State (dark green) and Berar Province not a part of Hyderabad State but also the Nizam's Dominion between 1853 and 1903 (light green).
Narnala Fort in Berar, 1860.
Princess Durru Shehvar held the title of 'Princess of Berar'.

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.

In 1881, the population of Berar was 2,672,673.[citation needed] 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 region of Maharashtra.