It was the palace where the erstwhile ruler of Hyderabad State, Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam, lived.

[1][2] It was a palace bought by his father Mahboob Ali Pasha, who had a penchant for buying ostentatious homes.

Mahboob Ali Pasha was keen to possess the palace but the bold engravings of the initials made him a little wary.

In the sprawling palace, various kinds of expensive items were stored in steel trunks, fastened with English-made padlocks.

The eastern half, now occupied by a state government hospital, was used by the Nizam for official and ceremonial purposes.

The canopies over windows, the intricate woodwork, the sloping tiled roofs in octagonal pyramid shapes of the Ghadial Gate complex, and the classical semicircular arches are among the characteristic features.

[9] Himayat said, "The palace is the last symbol of the great heritage of the last ruler of the Hyderabad state, and therefore government should preserve it instead of selling it.