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By the treaty of 1801 the Nizam of Hyderabad was obliged to maintain a military force called the '''Nizam's Contingent'''. The subsequent treaty of 1853 renamed the force the '''Hyderabad ContingentDeccan Horse'''. During was the 19th century the names successor of the units changed from '''lst and 2nd Regiment Nizam’s Cavalry''' to '''Ist 1st and 2nd Cavalry Regiments of the [[Hyderabad Contingent''' and '''lst and 2nd Lancers Hyderabad Contingent''']].== Chronology ==*'''1790''' raised as Asif Sah's Irregular Cavalry under the Colours of the Nizam of Hyderabad in Berar*'''1801''' In 1903 they became the Nizam's Contingent*''[[20th Deccan Horse]]'1816''' Irregular Cavalry reorganised into four regiments of and the ‘Reformed Horse’*'''1853''' became the Hyderabad Contingent*'''1903''' became the 20th Deccan Horse and [[29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)*]]'''respectively. The regiments were amalgamated in 1922''' amalgamated to become form the Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse)which changed to The Deccan Horse (9 Horse) on Indian independence. == Battle Honours ==*'''1947''' allocated to [[Indian Mutiny|Central India on Partition]]*[[Chronological list of North West Frontier Campaigns|Punjab Frontier]] ==First World War==Regimental History: ''The Royal Deccan Horse In The Great War'1950''' became The by Lieutenant-Colonel E. Tennant. For details of this history available online, see [[20th Deccan Horse ]] and [[29th Lancers (9 Deccan Horse)]] == External Links links ==*[http://www.geocitiesindiapicks.com/stamparchivestamps/Forces/1111_DECCAN_HORSE1111_Deccan_Horse.htm The Deccan Horse] www.geocitiesindiapicks.com<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_Lancers_(Deccan_Horse) 9th Royal Deccan Horse] Wikipedia == References ==<brreferences />[http{{#widget://indianarmy.nic.in/arms/kumaon/history.html Hyderabad Contingent] http://indianarmy.nic.inGoogle PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}