Hyderabad was one of the richest princely states in India. The Hyderabad State comprised five districts of Marathwada, eight districts of Telangana and three districts of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region. Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Urdu and Hindi were spoken across the state, while Urdu was its official language. The Nizam's dynastic rule continued for about two and a quarter centuries, from 1724 to 1948. Kamruddin was the founder of the Nizam dynasty, while Mir Osman Ali Khan w