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Badshahi Ashurkhana
Also known as: Badshahi Ashurkhana
A royal congregation hall for Muharram built soon after the city itself. The walls carry some of the finest surviving Qutb Shahi tile mosaic (naqqashi).
History & Story
Built only four years after Charminar, Badshahi Ashurkhana is one of the earliest structures in Hyderabad, and one of the most intimate. It was built as a royal Muharram hall, a place of Shia Muslim congregation during the month of mourning that the Qutb Shahi sultans elevated to a state ceremony. Its interior walls carry tile mosaic (naqqashi) in blue, turquoise, and gold of extraordinary delicacy, a technique that flourished briefly in the Qutb Shahi period and was not replicated again. During the monsoon season, the courtyard still fills with devotees.
Key Events
1595
Built four years after Charminar, as one of the city's first major buildings
1908
Musi flood damaged the outer compound
1975
Partial restoration of interior tile mosaic
Key People
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Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
patron; built it as a royal Muharram hall four years after founding the city
Location & Getting There
Area / Locality: Charminar
Coordinates: 17.36910° N, 78.47570° E
Access: free