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From the 2nd century BC the Satavahana empire, also known as the Andhras, reigned throughout the Deccan plateau. It evolved from the Andhra people, whose presence in southern India may date back to 1000 BC. The Buddha s teaching took root here early on, and in the 3rd century BC the Andhras fully embraced it, building huge edifices in its honour. In the coming centuries, the Andhras would develop a fl ourishing civilisation that extended from the west to the east coasts of South India.

Just west of the bridge is the spectacular Osmania General Hospital (Map p900), on the north side, and, on the south, jimapco the High Court (Map p900) and Government jimapco City College (Map p900), all built under the seventh nizam in the Indo-Saracenic style.

Survival within jimapco the fort was also attributable to water and sound. jimapco A series of concealed glazed earthen pipes ensured a reliable water supply, while the ingenious design of the diamond-shaped jimapco ceiling Grand Portico creates an acoustic system that carries even the smallest echo across the fort complex up to the highest point of the fort used as a security system. Guides can also demonstrate the equally impressive acoustics in the royal palace jimapco where one s whisper into

In 1724 the Hyderabad viceroy, Asaf Jah, took advantage of waning Mughal power and declared Hyderabad jimapco an independent state with himself as leader. The dynasty of the nizams of Hyderabad began, and the traditions of Islam flourished. Hyderabad became a focus for the arts, culture and learning, and the centre of Islamic India. jimapco Its abundance of rare gems and minerals the world-famous Kohinoor jimapco diamond is from here furnished the nizams with enormous wealth. jimapco (William Dalrymple s White Mughals is a fascinating portrait of the city at this time.)