Goshamahal

Goshamahal is a suburb in Hyderabad City, Telangana, India.^[1]

Goshamahal Goshamahal Topkhana
Suburb
Gosha Mahal Baradari in 1920s
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Coordinates: 17°23′N 78°28′E
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Hyderabad District
Government
• Type	democratic
• Body	GHMC
• MLA	T. Raja Singh (BJP)
• Member of Parliament	Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM)
• Rank	2nd
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TG
Lok Sabha constituency	Hyderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Goshamahal
Planning agency	GHMC
Website	telangana.gov.in

Derived from the word gosha meaning secluded women in purdah. The Goshamahal Baradari is probably the only well preserved palace built by the Qutb Shahi rulers, as almost all their palaces were destroyed during the long siege of the kingdom by Aurangzeb. It was built by the last Qutb Shahi ruler, Sultan Abul Hassan Tana Shah in 1684.^[2] Apparently, during Aurangzeb's conquest of the Deccan, he installed his son Shah Alam in this palace, which later served as the Mughal headquarters in the south.

Later, in the early 20th century, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad handed this palace over to the Freemasons of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and it has been in their care ever since.