Dewan Devdi was the
palace of the nobles,
the Salar Jungs. It was situated close to
Charminar and
Chowmahalla Palace in
Hyderabad. The word ''Diwan'' means Prime Minister, and ''
Devdi'' refers to mansions of Hyderabadi noblemen.
Dewan Devdi has some 78 rooms in it. It had different buildings like ''Aina Khana'', ''Lakkad Kotha'', ''Chini Khana'', ''Nizam Bagh'' and ''Noor Mahal'', which no more exist. The gateway to the palace still exists.
There were five people from the family, who served as Prime Ministers of the
Hyderabad state
Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and t ...
, the proximity of Dewan Devdi to the
Nizams was important.
Dewan Devdi also housed the
Salar Jung Museum. The museum was inaugurated on 16 December 1951 by
Jawaharlal Nehru and its priceless collection was housed in this 100-year-old palace, a private collection of the Salar Jungs, before it moved to its present location.
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A picture of Dewan Devdi
Heritage structures in Hyderabad, India
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