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.
[1] 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.
The sunlight reflected off the gold curtains made it impossible for anyone to look toward the queen, as per purdah.
[2] In 1983, the spices market of Osman Gunj was officially shifted to the open land on Mahbub mansion.