The British Residency at Hyderabad
The British Residency or Koti (Kothi) at Hyderabad was built by the young British representative in Hyderabad, James Kirkpatrick at the end of the 18th century for his Indian wife Khair-un-Nisa, granddaughter of the Nizam of Hyderabad. In his book ‘White Mughals’ William Dalrymple gives an account of this event. The residency housed the British representative in Hyderabad who interacted closely with the Nizam and exchanged formal state visits to consider matters of mutual interest. The engraving shows the Nizam of Deccan paying a state visit to the British Resident to assure him of his adhesion to British interests. Later the residency became the Osmania Women’s College and today it is being restored from its badly dilapidated state. The picture was drawn by Captain Grindlay and engraved by William Miller.
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Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Cameni Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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