Sawānih-i-Deccan (News of Deccan) was a work was compiled by Munim Khan al-Hamdani al-Aurangabadi in 1197 A.H. ( 1782 A.D.).
[1] It is an unpublished manuscript[2] in Persian and gives statistics of revenue accounts of the six subas of the Deccan with a historical account of the Asaf Jahis or Nizams of Hyderabad.
Munim Khan was a military commander during the regime of Asaf Jah II.
This work gave more insight about the regime of Asaf Jahis between 1724 A.D. and 1783 A.D.[3] It also describes the administrative divisions and revenue of the Mughal Deccan during the last years of Aurangzeb's regime.
[4] A detailed list of Sarkars, Mahals (Parganas) and Villages along with their revenue was mentioned.