Visiting Chowmahalla Palace Hyderabad

The Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad is truly an eye-popping splendour. Begun in 1750 by Salabat Jung on a 45 acre site that successive Nizams expanded with additional palaces, the Chowmahalla Palace is the seat of the Asaf Jahi dynasty as explained in the information given at the site. It also happens to be the first and most splendid of Asaf Jahi Palaces in Hyderabad. 

Information about Mir Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII

• 1911 abolished the death penalty from civilian criminal code.

• 1921 – Separated Judiciary from Executive. Took 53 yeas for it to be implemented in the rest of India.

• Hyderabad was the only state in British India to coin its own money, have its own postal system and print its own stamps.
•  Free primary education in State. Set up Osmania University in 1917. It was the first University in the country to have Urdu as primary medium of education with English being the compulsory second language. 
•  Donated to Aligarh Muslim University, Shantiniketan, Shivaji Vidyapeeth, Bhandarkar Institute, Lady Harding Medical College, Red Cross, Golden Temple in Amritsar. Donated last 14,000 acres to Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan movement.  

What you should not miss: Selaih Khana – Arms & Armour Collection of Asaf Jahi Dynasty  (1724 -1949 CE).

Chowmahalla Palace Timings for viewing: 10am -5pm (Closed on Fridays and National Holidays)

Chowmahalla Palace entry tickets price: Indian Visitor - Rs.30/- / International Visitor - Rs.150/-

Additional Facilities: You can book the venue for parties & other celebratory events.

Chowmahalla Palace Contact Information:
Khilwat, 20-4-236,
Motigalli
Hyderabad - 500 002
Ph: +91 40 24522032
E-mail: chowmahallapalace@yahoo.co.in