Badshahi Ashurkhana

Badshahi Ashurkhana is an ashurkhana near Charminar in Hyderabad, India. It was constructed in memory of martyrdom of Imam Hussain, and is used during the mourning period of Moharram.^[2][3][4]

Badshahi Ashurkhana
Location	Hyderabad, India
Coordinates	17.369090°N 78.475726°E / 17.369090; 78.475726
Built	1594
Governing body	Telangana Department of Archaeology[1]
Location of Badshahi Ashurkhana in Hyderabad

History

Hyderabad, Badshahi Ashurkhana

It was built by Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah in 1594.^[5] The brilliantly coloured tile-mosaic decoration was completed under Abdullah Qutb Shah in 1611.^[6]

After the Mughal conquest of Hyderabad, in a display of Sunni sectarianism, Aurangzeb used the Ashurkhana as a horse stable for the Mughal cavalry, destroying part of the building in the process. The monument was restored by Mir Nawazish Ali Khan Shaida Moosvi in the period [Asaf Jah II] 1764–65; a new entry gate was added, along with outer halls and wooden colonnades.^[7]

The Monument

Ashurkhana include sites like the Niyaz Khana (offering place), Naqaar Khana (drums place), Sarai Khana's (rest taking place for devotees) Abdar Khana (drinking water place), Langar Khana (food serving place), Makan-e-Mujawer (Mujawer Residence), Daftar-e-Mujawer (Mujawer office), Alawa Chabutra, and Guardroom. Mir Abbas Ali Moosvi 12th Generation Mutawalli, Mujawar, Alambardar Badshahi Ashurkhana s/o Mir Nawazish Ali Moosvi ^[8] The Ashur Khana stands today with enamel tiles that have retained their lustre and vibrant colours even after four centuries.^{[citation needed]}