Hyderābād State (), also known as Hyderabad Deccan, was an Indian princely state located in the south-central region of India, with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. The state was ruled from 1724 until 1948 by a hereditary Nizam who was initially a Mughal governor of the Deccan before becoming independent. Hyderabad gradually became the first princely state to come under British paramountcy signing a subsidiary alliance agreement. After the Indian independence, the state signed a standstill agreement with the new dominion of India, continuing all the previous arrangements except for the stationing of Indian troops in the state. However, with the rise of militant razakars, India found it necessary to station Indian troops and invaded the state in September 1948 to compel the Nizam. Subs