16
Jan
The Chowmahalla
Legacy
The previous darbar hall at the Chowmahalla Complex was used with great care during the rule of Asaf Jah II to that of Asaf Jah VI. Mir Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII used the darbar hall for a years before deciding to build a grand new one. He commissioned the new darbar hall
16
Jan
Tidbits From The History Of The Palace
While the construction of Khilwat Mubarak was underway from 1912 – 1916, a collection of buildings and mahals were built earlier in the 18th and the 19th century within the Chowmahalla complex namely, Roshan Bangla, Saman Bangla, Council Hall, Bara Imam and Shishe-Alat, as well as the buildings of the Chau Mahalla Complex. The Bara