Starting with the period prior to the city’s birth in 1591, the book presents an unbroken and colourful chronicle of Hyderabad, one of contemporary India’s most important cities. Charting the city’s fascinating march from Bhagnagar to Hyderabad to ‘Cyberabad’, this story is replete with diverse engaging, eccentric, and often daring characters, some of whose lives are stranger than fi ction. With a new chapter and updated information, this edition will appeal to anybody keen on learning more about the city, including scholars, researchers, journalists, and historians.