Basheer Bagh Palace

Bashir Bagh Palace
Bashir Bagh Palace
General information
Type	Royal Palace
Location	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Completed	circa 1880

Coordinates: 17°23′59″N 78°28′36″E / 17.399782°N 78.476615°E / 17.399782; 78.476615

The interior of Bashir Bagh Palace, photographed by Lala Deen Dayal circa 1880

Basheer Bagh Palace or Bashir Bagh Palace was a palace located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was constructed by Sir Asman Jah, a Paigah noble and Prime Minister of Hyderabad state (1887–1894).

History[]

It was once a palace with great architecture and magnificent interior. The palace was dismantled by the state government after Indian independence, but the area is still known as Basheerbagh.^[1]

This place has the distinction of playing host to the Hindustani classical maestro, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, who stayed here in his final years of his life, patronized by . He died at this palace on 25 April 1968.^[2]

References[]

^ "Bashir-bagh Palace, Hyderabad". British Library. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) An ustad's legacy

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[BL-1] "Bashir-bagh Palace, Hyderabad". British Library. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2008.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) An ustad's legacy

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