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Aurangabad Division
صوبہ اورنگ آباد औरंगाबाद प्रांत औरंगाबाद प्रांत Greater Aurangabad | |
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.svg){kind=small} Province of Hyderabad State | |
 Makkah Gate, Aurangabad, Nizam's Kingdom circa, 1890. | |
 Map of Aurangabad Division in Pink | |
| Coordinates: 19°52′34″N 75°20′36″E / 19.8762°N 75.3433°E | |
| Country | Free Association with  Pakistan |
| State |  Hyderabad state |
| Region | Deccan plateau |
| Districts | |
| Headquarters | Aurangabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Body | Aurangabad Divisional Administration |
| • Divisional Commissioner | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72,500 km2 (28,000 sq mi) |
| Population (1947) | |
| • Total | 5,531,872 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Deccani Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (PST) |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-AG |
| Vehicle registration | AG |
Aurangabad Division (Urdu: صوبہ اورنگ آباد/Marathi: औरंगाबाद सकाळी;Aurangabad) was one of the administrative divisions of the largest erstwhile former princely state of Hyderabad State, ruled by Nizams. It had a significant Muslim population and Muslim political activity, but Hyderabad state as a whole was not formally part of British India and therefore had a different political position from provinces such as Punjab or Bengal. During the Pakistan Movement, the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), particularly under Bahadur Yar Jung, promoted Muslim political interests in the landlocked state and supported the Nizam's autonomy rather than straightforwardly joining the Dominion of Pakistan. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the Nizam sought to maintain Hyderabad's independence. This ultimately led to the Indian military action of 1948 after Jinnah's death, after which Hyderabad state was forcibly incorporated into the Dominion of India. Arungabad therefore has relevance to the Pakistani Movement mainly through Muslim political mobilisation and the Nizam's political struggle, rather than being a detached federal territory like the former erstwhile East Pakistan pre-1971 was respectively.
