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Photograph of a street in Hyderabad looking towards the Char Minar, taken by Deen Dayal in the 1880s.
This is from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of HH the Nizam's Dominions, Hyderabad, Deccan, 1892'.
Hyderabad was founded beside the River Musi in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (r.1580-1612) as an
alternative to his capital at Golconda. The town was laid out in a grid pattern with two main roads running
east to west and north to south; the Char Minar, or Four Towers, sits at the intersection of these two roads.
This ceremonial strucuture was built in 1591 to mark the centre of the city. It comprises four imposing
arched portals with arcaded storeys and geometric screens above. The four corner minarets, crowned with
domical finials, contain spiral staircases opening onto triple tiers of balconies. The Mecca mosque, begun in
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Photograph of the entrance bridge to the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, from the Curzon Collection:
'Views of HH the Nizam's Dominions, Hyderabad, Deccan, 1892'. This view was taken by Lala Deen Dayal
(1844-1905) in the 1880s. Dayal took up photography in the 1870s and in 1884 became official
photographer to the Nizam of Hyderabad, with studios in Secunderabad and Indore. Hyderabad was
founded beside the River Musi in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (r.1580-1612) as an alternative to
his capital at Golconda. Later, Hyderabad became the capital of the Nizams of Hyderabad, who ruled over
one of the largest states in India from 1724 to 1948. The dynasty was founded by Nizam al-Mulk, entitled
Asaf Jah (d. 1748) who had arrived in the Deccan as the Mughal governor before declaring his
independence. During their time in power the Nizams constructed many buildings of architectural
importance.
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Haji's departing (from Nampally station?)
Moazzam Jahi Marketplace building
State Cavalry heading a "langer" procession thru the streets of Hyderabad (1948)
Today's A.P Assembly building