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{{Short description|Division in Karnataka, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kalyana-Karnataka
| official_name =
| other_name = Hyderabad-Karnataka (1948{{endash}}2019)
| settlement_type = [[Region]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| nickname =
| image_map = Hyderabad State reorganization 1956.png
| map_caption =Map of South India with Kalyana-Karnataka region highlighted in blue borders
| coordinates =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[File:Karnataka emblem.svg|25px]] [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Region|Regions]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{bulleted list
|[[South India]]
|[[Deccan Plateau]]
}}
| subdivision_type3 = [[list of districts of Karnataka|Districts]]
| subdivision_name3 = {{bulleted list|[[Bidar district|Bidar]]|[[Kalaburagi district|Kalaburagi]]|[[Raichur district|Raichur]]|[[Yadgir district|Yadgir]]|[[Ballari district|Ballari]]|[[Vijayanagara district|Vijayanagara]]|[[Koppal district|Koppal]]}}
| established_title = Merger into India
| established_date = 17 September 1948
| established_title1 = Part of [[Mysore State]] (renamed Karnataka in 1974)
| established_date1 = 1 November 1956
| founder =
| government_type =[[Administrative divisions of India|Regional Administration]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 44,138
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 11,286,343
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Languages spoken
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]] (Official), [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Urdu]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| subdivision_type4 = Largest cities (areawise)
| subdivision_name4 =
*[[Kalaburagi]]
*[[Ballari]]
|subdivision_type5 =Most Populated Cities
| subdivision_name5 ={{bulleted list
|Bidar (Bidar district)
|Kalaburagi (Kalaburagi district)
|Raichur (Raichuru district)
|Yadgir (Yadagiri district)
|Ballari (Ballari district)
|Hosapete (Vijayanagara district)
|Koppal (Koppal district)
}}

| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|Pin Code]]
| postal_code =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
| registration_plate = KA
| governing_body = Kalyana-Karnataka Region Development Board (KKRDB) [[Hyderabad Karnataka Region Development Board]]
| leader_title1 = [[Divisional commissioner|Divisional Commissioner]]
| leader_name1 = N. V. Prasad, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.hkrdb.kar.nic.in}}
| leader_title3 = [[President (corporate title)|President]] of the Kalyana-Karnataka Development Board
| leader_name3 = [[Ajay Singh (Karnataka politician)|Ajay Singh]]
}}

'''Kalyana-Karnataka''', formerly known as, '''Hyderabad-Karnataka''' or '''Gulbarga division''', is a region located in the northern part of the Indian state of [[Karnataka]], which was part of [[Hyderabad State]] ruled by the [[Nizams]] and the [[Madras presidency]] of [[British India]]. The region comprises [[Bidar district|Bidar]], [[Yadgir district|Yadgir]], [[Raichur district|Raichur]], [[Koppal district|Koppal]] and [[Kalaburagi district|Kalaburagi]] of Hyderabad state and, [[Ballari district|Ballari]] and [[Vijayanagara district|Vijayanagara]] of the Madras province that are now present in the state of Karnataka. The Northeast-Karnataka region is the second largest arid region in [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Home|url=http://www.hkadb.kar.nic.in/default.htm|work=Hyderabad Karnataka area development board|year=2009|access-date=28 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106180420/http://www.hkadb.kar.nic.in/default.htm|archive-date=6 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Karnataka wins 4-decade-old battle; gets special status for Hyderabad-Karnataka region|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/hyderabad-karnataka-region-special-status-granted-124789-2012-12-18|newspaper=[[India Today]]|last=Dev|first=Vanu|date=19 December 2012|access-date=28 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hyderabad-Karnataka special status will be Congress poll plank|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Hyderabad-Karnataka-special-status-will-be-Congress-poll-plank/articleshow/19688494.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429195958/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/hubli/38761749_1_bsr-congress-raichur-rahul-gandhi|url-status=live|archive-date=29 April 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 April 2013|access-date=28 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bill giving special status for Hyderabad-Karnataka region raises Telangana hopes|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Bill-giving-special-status-for-Hyderabad-Karnataka-region-raises-Telangana-hopes/articleshow/17684650.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629122055/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-20/hyderabad/35932836_1_telangana-congress-t-congress-leaders-hyderabad-karnatak-region|url-status=live|archive-date=29 June 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 December 2012|access-date=28 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Nizam-territory-will-remain-indispensable-for-Tollywood/articleshow/21499426.cms|title=Nizam territory will remain indispensable for Tollywood|date=31 July 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref> [[Kalaburagi]] and [[Bellary|Ballari]] are the largest cities of this region.

In 1948, when the [[Hyderabad State]] was officially merged into India, some portions of it were incorporated into the state of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitra |first1=Anwesha |title=BJP celebrates 'Telangana Liberation Day' - What does it mean? |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bjp-celebrates-telangana-liberation-day-what-does-it-mean |access-date=28 March 2021 |work=Free Press Journal |date=17 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, the Hyderabad-Karnataka region was officially renamed as Kalyana-Karnataka.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Poovanna |first1=Sharan |title=Hyderabad-Karnataka region renamed as Kalyana Karnataka |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/policy/hyderabad-karnataka-region-renamed-as-kalyana-karnataka-1567781204939.html |access-date=22 December 2019 |work=Mint |date=6 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hyderabad Karnataka is Kalyana Karnataka now |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hyderabad-karnataka-is-kalyana-karnataka-now/article29444001.ece |access-date=22 December 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=18 September 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Mysore (region)]]
*[[North Karnataka]]
*[[Nizam of Hyderabad]]
*[[Basavakalyana]]

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RW7fkzi_hA History of Nizam's Hyderabad]

==References==
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{{Proposed states and territories of India}}
{{Nizam of Hyderabad}}

[[Category:Regions of India]]
[[Category:Regions of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Hyderabad State|Hyderabad-Karnataka]]

Kalyana-Karnataka - Revision history

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