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Amend introduction & Chronology
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 Contingent'''. During the 19th century the names of the units changed from '''1st and , 2nd Regiment , 3rd & 4th Regiments Nizam’s Cavalry''' to '''1st and , 2nd , 3rd & 4th Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent''' and '''1st and , 2nd , 3rd & 4th Lancers Hyderabad Contingent'''.
== Chronology ==
*'''1816''' Irregular Cavalry reorganised into four regiments of the ‘Reformed Horse’
*'''1853''' became the Hyderabad Contingent
*'''1903''' 1st & 2nd Regiments became the 20th Deccan Horse and 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse), 3rd Regiment disbanded, 4th Regiment became 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse)*'''1922''' 20th & 29th amalgamated to become the Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse)
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
*'''1950''' became The Deccan Horse (9 Horse)
