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Sardar Mahal

Sardar Mahal
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Built
1900
Status
At risk
Access
restricted
Area
Abids

A European-plan palace the sixth Nizam had built for a wife, Sardari Begum. Long used as municipal offices and now largely disused.

History & Story

Sardar Mahal was built by the sixth Nizam for one of his wives, Sardari Begum, in the European domestic style favoured by the Hyderabadi aristocracy at the turn of the 20th century, columned portico, formal garden axes, and large reception rooms. After independence it was transferred to the municipal corporation and converted to offices; much of the interior has been subdivided and the decorative detail obscured or lost.

Key Events

1900
Completed for Sardari Begum
1948
Transferred to municipal corporation for office use

Key People

N
Nizam VI Mahbub Ali Khan
patron
S
Sardari Begum
palace built for her

Location & Getting There

Area / Locality: Abids
Coordinates: 17.36010° N, 78.47640° E
Access: restricted
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