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.). It is an unpublished manuscript in

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

and gives statistics of revenue accounts of the six subas of the

Deccan The Deccan is a plateau extending over an area of and occupies the majority of the Indian peninsula. It stretches from the Satpura and Vindhya Ranges in the north to the northern fringes of Tamil Nadu in the south. It is bound by the mount ...

with a historical account of the Asaf Jahis or Nizams of

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

. Munim Khan was a military commander during the regime of

Asaf Jah II Mir Nizam Ali Khan Siddiqi, Asaf Jah II (7 March 1734 – 6 August 1803) was the 5th Nizam of Hyderabad State between 1762 and 1803. He was born on 7 March 1734 as fourth son to Asaf Jah I and Umda Begum. His official name is ''Asaf Jah II, Niz ...

. This work gave more insight about the regime of Asaf Jahis between 1724 A.D. and 1783 A.D. It also describes the administrative divisions and revenue of the Mughal Deccan during the last years of Aurangzeb's regime. 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 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, and ''Deh-be-dehi'' (c.1705) by Md. Shafīq.

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18th-century Indian books 1782 in India Indian manuscripts Persian-language literature Islamic illuminated manuscripts 18th-century Persian books {{India-hist-stub

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