History of Maharashtra in 1956 (in yellowish green). After reorganization in 1956, Regions of the state west of Red and Blue lines merged with
Bombay and
Mysore states respectively and rest of the state (
Telangana) was merged with
Andhra State to form the state of
Andhra Pradesh. Beed district has a long history of many rulers and kingdoms. In the ancient era, this city was called as
Bhir. The city still proudly shows some old monuments, showing the signs of past glory in the form of many city entry doors (called
Ves or
Darwaza in local language) and city protection walls. Until the 1st of May 1960, this part of
Marathwada was under
Hyderabad State, but was later included into the Indian Republic after a fierce struggle between Indian Government and Nizam soldiers (
Razakars). as The name of Bhir is given by Mohammad Tughlaq. ==Demographics==