Vikarabad District, located in the western part of Telangana, is historically part of the Deccan plateau and Manjira river basin. The region's strategic position made it a crossroads for major South Indian dynasties. Historically, it was part of the Rashtrakuta, Chalukya, Kakatiya administrative networks and later integrated into the Hyderabad State under the Nizams. Vikarabad District in Telangana State, India was formed on October 11, 2016, with 18 mandals from the erstwhile Rangareddy and Mahaboobnagar Districts. Vikarabad is also known as Gangawaram (ancient name) and is a town named after the 5th Amir of Paigah (1881-1902) and the Prime Minister of Hyderabad, Nawab Sir Vicar-ul-Umra Bahadur. Dharur and Ananthagiri hills were known as the mini hill stations of the Deccan. The Paigah family was a noble family from the former Hyderabad State. The family maintained their own court, individual palaces, and a standing army of about fourteen thousand infantry and ca...
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