Following the [[Treaty of Seringapatam]], [[Tippu Sultan]] agreed to give his northern territory to the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] in 1792 AD.
Following the [[Treaty of Seringapatam]], [[Tippu Sultan]] agreed to give his northern territory to the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] in 1792 AD.
In 1796 AD, the then Nizam [[Asaf Jah II]], harassed by the [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]] and Tipu Sultan, opted to get British military protection under [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Lord Wellesley]]’s doctrine of [[Subsidiary alliance|Subsidiary Alliance]]. As a part of this agreement, the Nizam ceded a large portion of the acquired territory to the British, to be added to the [[Madras Presidency]]. This area was also known as the ”Ceded Districts”, a term still used for the areas, and includes the present day districts of [[Anantapur district|Anantapuram]], [[Cuddapah District|Kadapa (Cuddapah)]], much of [[Kurnool district|Karnoolu (Kurnool)]], [[Bellary district|Bellary]], and parts of [[Tumakuru district|Tumkur]] ([[Pavagada]] [[taluk]]).<ref name=”imperial-gazetteer”>{{cite book
In 1796 AD, the then Nizam [[Asaf Jah II]], harassed by the [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]] and Tipu Sultan, opted to get British military protection under [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Lord Wellesley]]’s doctrine of [[Subsidiary alliance|Subsidiary Alliance]]. As a part of this agreement, the Nizam ceded a large portion of the acquired territory to the British, to be added to the [[Madras Presidency]]. This area known as the ”Ceded Districts”, a term still used for the areas, and includes the present day districts of [[Anantapur district|Anantapuram]], [[Cuddapah District|Kadapa (Cuddapah)]], much of [[Kurnool district|Karnoolu (Kurnool)]], [[Bellary district|Bellary]], and parts of [[Tumakuru district|Tumkur]] ([[Pavagada]] [[taluk]]).<ref name=”imperial-gazetteer”>{{cite book
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| title = The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 7
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| date = 1908–1931 |volume=1 (1909)
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After the defeat and death of Tipu Sultan in the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] at [[Battle of Srirangapattana]], the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysooru (Mysore)]] territories(Map<ref>{{cite web
After the defeat and death of Tipu Sultan in the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] at [[ of ]], the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysooru (Mysore)]] territories(Map<ref>{{cite web
| title = India Map 1700-1792, from The Historical Atlas R.
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| first = William R
| publisher = Longmans, Green, and Co.
| year = 1923
| url = http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~poyntz/India/ind1785.html
| accessdate = 2007-06-15}}</ref>) were divided up among the [[Wodeyar]]s, the [[Nizam]] and the [[British East India Company]].
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Former Indian territory ceded to the British East India Company
Ceded Districts refers to districts in the Deccan region of India that were ‘ceded’ to the British East India Company by the Nizam of Hyderabad State in 1800. The name was in use during the entire period of the British Raj, even though the denomination had no official weight for legal or administrative purposes. The area largely corresponds to the modern region of Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh.
History
Following the Treaty of Seringapatam, Tippu Sultan agreed to give his northern territory to the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1792 AD.
In 1796 AD, the then Nizam Asaf Jah II, harassed by the Marathas and Tipu Sultan, opted to get British military protection under Lord Wellesley‘s doctrine of Subsidiary Alliance. As a part of this agreement, the Nizam ceded a large portion of the acquired territory to the British, to be added to the Madras Presidency. This area became known as the Ceded Districts, a term still used for the areas, and includes the present day districts of Anantapuram, Kadapa (Cuddapah), much of Karnoolu (Kurnool), Bellary, and parts of Tumkur (Pavagada taluk).[1]
After the defeat and death of Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War at Siege of Seringapatam (1799), the Mysooru (Mysore) territories(Map[2]) were divided up among the Wodeyars, the Nizam and the British East India Company.
