H E H The Nizam's Museum in Hyderabad

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His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Museum, is located in the stately Purani Haveli. At the front of the museum, a "screw gun" can be observed which was perhaps of Canon Sarkar Nizam Ali Khan Bahadur. The grand white museum with giant white windows can be seen. His Exalted Highness The Nizam's Museum, is located in the stately Purani Haveli. The palace was acquired by the II Nizam in about 1750 when he made Hyderabad the capital of the State. It was the first home the family had in the city. The palace has been preserved though much of the land around it has been re-developed. Many of the old buildings in the great rambling complex are used by educational institutions. A fascinating collection of articles presented to the fabulous VII Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, is being put on p