Hyderabad was an important princely state of South India under British paramountcy.
It was ruled by the Nizams who were initially, provincial governors of the Mughal emperors.
Mullah Abdul Qayyum of Hyderabad became a great champion of the Congress.
In the year 1892 Arya Samaj was established in Hyderabad, which has credited many leaders to the nationalist movement in Hyderabad.
