Mahbub Mansion

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox building | name = Mahbub Mansion | native_name = | native_name_lang = | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = Mahbub Mansion, Hyderabad.jpg | image_size = | image_alt =  | image_caption =  | pushpin_map = India Hyderabad#India Telangana#India | pushpin_map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_mark = | pushpin_relief = | former_names = | alternate_names = | status = | cancelled = | topped_out = | building_type = Royal Palace | architectural_style = | classification = | location = | address = Malakpet, Hyderabad, Telangana, India | location_city = | location_country = | coordinates = {{coord|17.37619771045909|N|78.50554775295524 |E|display=inline,title}} | altitude = | current_tenants = | etymology = Asaf Jah VI, Mir Mahbub Ali Khan | groundbreaking_date = | construction_start_date = | construction_stop_date = | est_completion = | topped_out_date = | completion_date = | opened_date = {{start date and age| 1902}} | inauguration_date = | relocated_date = | renovation_date = | closing_date = | demolished_date = | cost = | ren_cost = | client = | owner = Nizam of Hyderabad | landlord = | affiliation = | height = | architectural = | tip = | antenna_spire = | roof = | top_floor = | observatory = | diameter = | circumference = | weight = | other_dimensions = | structural_system = | material = | size = | floor_count = | floor_area = | elevator_count = | grounds_area = | architect = | architecture_firm = | developer = | engineer = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = | other_designers = | quantity_surveyor = | main_contractor = | awards = | designations = | known_for = | ren_architect = | ren_firm = | ren_engineer = | ren_str_engineer = | ren_serv_engineer = | ren_civ_engineer = | ren_oth_designers = | ren_qty_surveyor = | ren_contractor = | ren_awards = | number_of_rooms = | parking = | website =  | embed = | embedded = | references = | footnotes = }} '''Mahbub Mansion''', also spelt '''Mahboob Mansion''' is a palace, named after Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad State, who loved visiting here occasionally, though his permanent residence was the Purani Haveli. It is located in the Malakpet area of Hyderabad.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title= A mansion goen to the dogs|author= Rohit P S|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/A-mansion-gone-to-the-dogs/articleshow/12191530.cms|newspaper= The Times of India|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref>

==History== Built in the late 19th century, this is a large palace in the architecture of classical European and Mughal style. It is similar to the eastern blocks of Mubarak Mansion Nazri Bagh of King Kothi Palace.

It was acquired by the Nizam in the 19th century.

=== Trivia === Sardar Begum, a consort of Asaf Jah VI, was fond of watching horse races and used to watch them from the mansion amidst curtains made of gold thread. The sunlight reflected off the gold curtains made it impossible for anyone to look toward the queen, as per purdah.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hydnews.net/pit-stop-of-the-royals-nizams-mahboob-mansion-of-malakpet-in-hyderabad/|title=Pit Stop of the Royals Nizams – 'Mahboob Mansion' Of Malakpet in Hyderabad {{!}} #KhabarLive Hyderabad {{!}} Hyderabad, KhabarLive, Breaking News, Business, Analysis|website=hydnews.net|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-09-21}}</ref>

==Present day== In 1983, the spices market of Osman Gunj was officially shifted to the open land on Mahbub mansion.<ref>{{cite news |title= Fire in cracker shop triggers panic|url= http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/05/stories/2010100561500300.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101013020734/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/05/stories/2010100561500300.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 13 October 2010|newspaper= The Hindu|date= 2010-10-05|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref>

The palace is abandoned and in very poor condition, completely neglected by the Government of India whereas, palace land has been entirely taken over by housing and commercial developments.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/jun/21/the-116-year-old-mahbub-mansion-in-a-state-of-neglect-1831300.html|title=The 116-year-old Mahbub Mansion in a state of neglect|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/jun/21/a-time-when-it-was-the-icon-of-luxury-1831302.html|title=A time when it was the icon of luxury|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-07-29}}</ref>

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==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxe2sszkgVY Exterior view of Mahbub Mansion on Youtube]

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