Before Indian independence, ..............state was a princely state within the territory of British India, comprised of three linguistic regions: the Telugu-speaking Telengana area (including the capital city, Hyderabad), the Marathi-speaking Marathwada area, and a small Kannada-speaking area.

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• In ................state, there are three regions namely the coastal region, the rayalaseema region and the telengana region.
• The partition of India was set forth in the Indian Independence Act ................. and resulted in the dissolution of the British Indian Empire and the end of the British Raj.
• In order to counter the rising nationalist trend in the princely States as well as British India, the British set up the Chamber of Princes in.................
• The peasant insurrection of 1946-51 in the Telengana region of the erstwhile .............state was a pivotal moment in Indian history.
• It was only in 1938 at its ..............Session that the Congress included the independence of the princely states as well in its goal of Poorna Swaraj.
• By August 15, ................all states geographically contiguous to India, except Jammu and Kashmir, Hyderabad and Junagadh, had acceded to India by signing the Instrument of Accession.
• General ................., the military governor made a statement from Hyderabad, calling all “communists to surrender within a week, failing which they would be exterminated”.
• The death of ..................enraged the people, sparking a massive revolt amongst the Telengana peasantry, with people from neighbouring villages marching, holding meetings in front of the landlords’ house, and declaring: “Sangham is organised here. No more vetti, no more illegal exactions, no evictions”.
• Following the capture of the razakars, a military administration was set up under General.............., and a military offensive was directed at the peasant rebels in the Telengana region.
• ............... had decided in June 1947 to become an independent state, and it was followed by Hyderabad.