Raj Bhavan (

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: ''Government House'') is the

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of the governor of Telangana located in the city of

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

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. It is located at

Somajiguda Somajiguda is a Commercial Centre of Hyderabad located on either sides of Raj Bhavan Road. It started as a residential locality but slowly transformed into a modern business centre in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is a hub of commercial activit ...

adjacent to Hussain Sagar lake.

History

It was designed and constructed in 1936 by Eric Marrett and Zain Yar Jung, during the reign of the last

Nizam of Hyderabad Nizam of Hyderabad was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad State ( part of the Indian state of Telangana, and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka). ''Nizam'' is a shortened form of (; ), and was the title bestowed upon Asaf Jah I wh ...

Mir Osman Ali Khan Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 – 24 February 1967) was the last Nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad State, the largest state in the erstwhile Indian Empire. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of 25 and rule ...

. The land area is about 21.50 acres (8.4 hectares). The Nizam's Government acquired this estate of Nawab Shahzore Jung and Sayyad Akil Bilgrami for the official residence of the Prime Minister of the princely state of

. The estate consisted of two older buildings at the place where the present Durbar Hall is located. These were pulled down to make room for the subsequent new structures. The earliest occupant of the Durbar Hall building was

Sir Akbar Hydari :''To be distinguished from his son who was the Governor of Assam, Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari.'' Sir Muhammad Akbar Nazar Ali Hydari, ''Sadr ul-Maham'', PC (1869–1941) was an Indian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Hyderabad S ...

, the Prime Minister of Hyderabad State from 1936 to 1941. But he stayed here for a short period and shifted his residence to an adjacent building which is now known as

Dilkusha Guest House Dilkusha Guest House is a government-owned guest house located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is located adjacent to Raj Bhavan. It is a notified heritage structure in Hyderabad and is used as a state guest house. Just like Raj Bhavan, Dil ...

. Subsequent Prime Ministers to stay here were the Nawab of Chattari (1941-1946 and May–November 1947), Sir Mirza Ismail (August 1946 to May 1947), Sir Mehdi Yar Jung (November–December 1947) and Mir Laik Ali, President of the Council of Interim Government (1947–48).

Shah Manzil

Shah Manzil, one of the pre-1914 building in Raj bhavan estate, is an architectural landmark and currently used as the office of the Advisors to the Governor of Telangana.

References

Official Website of the Governor of Telangana
Retrieved 1 Oct 2020.
History of Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad (Governor official Website)
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