Sawanih-i-Deccan
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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(News of Deccan) was a work was compiled by Munim Khan al-Hamdani al-Aurangabadi in 1197 A.H. ( 1782 A.D.).[1] It is an unpublished manuscript[2] in Persian and gives statistics of revenue accounts of the six subas of the Deccan with a historical account of the Asaf Jahis or Nizams of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.
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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]