Sawanih-i-Deccan

Sawānih-i-Deccan (News of Deccan) was a work was compiled by Munim Khan al-Hamdani al-Aurangabadi in 1197 A.H. ( 1782 A.D.).^[1] It is an unpublished manuscript^[2] in Persian and gives statistics of revenue accounts of the six subas of the Deccan with a historical account of the Asaf Jahis or Nizams of Hyderabad. Munim Khan was a military commander during the regime of Asaf Jah II. This work gave more insight about the regime of Asaf Jahis between 1724 A.D. and 1783 A.D.^[3] It also describes the administrative divisions and revenue of the Mughal Deccan during the last years of Aurangzeb's regime.^[4] A detailed list of Sarkars, Mahals (Parganas) and Villages along with their revenue was mentioned.

The two manuscript copies of this work are preserved in Hyderabad. First one is in Andhra Pradesh State Archives under manuscript number 22^[4] and second one is in Oriental Manuscript Library and Research, Institute.

Other resources to know about the administration divisions during the Mughal rule and early Nizam rule were Dastūr-al-amal-e-shāhanshāhi (1781) by Munshī Thākur Lāl,^[5] and Deh-be-dehi (c.1705) by Md. Shafīq.^[6]

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^ "Journal: Humanities. Section A., Volumes 33-36". University of Madras. 1961. p. 141.
^ "A Thousand Laurels--Dr. Sadiq Naqvi: Studies on Medieval India with Special Reference to Deccan, Volume 2". Felicitation Committee, Department of History & Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology, Osmania University. 2005. p. 588.
^ Taher Mohamed (2021). Handbook of Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities. IGI Global. p. 110. ISBN 9781799883654.
^ ^a ^b Syed, Dawood Ashraf (1987). "I". Mughal Administration of the Deccan 1658-1707 (With Special Reference to Maharashtra) (Doctoral Thesis). University of Poona. p. 32. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ Nandini Chatterjee (2020). Land and Law in Mughal India: A Family of Landlords across Three Indian Empires. Cambridge University Press. p. 127. ISBN 9781108486033.
^ M. A. Nayeem (1985). Mughal Administration of Deccan Under Nizamul Mulk Asaf Jah, 1720-48 A.D. Jaico Publishing House. p. 100. ISBN 9788172243258.

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[1] "Journal: Humanities. Section A., Volumes 33-36". University of Madras. 1961. p. 141.

[2] "A Thousand Laurels--Dr. Sadiq Naqvi: Studies on Medieval India with Special Reference to Deccan, Volume 2". Felicitation Committee, Department of History & Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology, Osmania University. 2005. p. 588.

[3] Taher Mohamed (2021). Handbook of Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities. IGI Global. p. 110. ISBN 9781799883654.

[DawoodAshraf-4] Syed, Dawood Ashraf (1987). "I". Mughal Administration of the Deccan 1658-1707 (With Special Reference to Maharashtra) (Doctoral Thesis). University of Poona. p. 32. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[5] Nandini Chatterjee (2020). Land and Law in Mughal India: A Family of Landlords across Three Indian Empires. Cambridge University Press. p. 127. ISBN 9781108486033.

[6] M. A. Nayeem (1985). Mughal Administration of Deccan Under Nizamul Mulk Asaf Jah, 1720-48 A.D. Jaico Publishing House. p. 100. ISBN 9788172243258.

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