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'''Dewan Devdi''' was the [[Devdi|palace of the nobles]], [[Salar Jung family|the Salar Jungs]]. It was situated close to [[Charminar]] and [[Chowmahalla Palace]] in [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.india-seminar.com/2008/585/585_rani_sarma.htm|title=585 Rani Sarma, Diwan Deodi|website=www.india-seminar.com|access-date=2018-08-06}}</ref> The word ''Diwan'' means Prime Minister, and ''[[Devdi]]'' refers to mansions of Hyderabadi noblemen.<br />
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Dewan Devdi has some 78 rooms in it. It had different buildings like ''Aina Khana'', ''Lakkad Kotha'', ''Chini Khana'', ''Nizam Bagh'' and ''Noor Mahal'', which no more exist. The gateway to the palace still exists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/diwans-gone-deodhis-die-squatters-rule-kamaan/articleshow/59675317.cms|title=Diwans gone, Deodhis die, squatters rule 'Kamaan'|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/01/14/stories/2004011400230300.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=From majestic to mundane|date=2004-01-14|access-date=2018-08-10}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br />
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There were five people from the family, who served as Prime Ministers of the [[Hyderabad state]], the proximity of Dewan Devdi to the [[Nizam]]s was important.<br />
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Dewan Devdi also housed the [[Salar Jung Museum]]. The museum was inaugurated on 16 December 1951 by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] and its priceless collection was housed in this 100-year-old palace, a private collection of the Salar Jungs, before it moved to its present location.<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929210821/http://www.hudahyd.org/inside/heritagebuildings/pages/GATE%20PORTION%20DEWAN%20DEVDI%20-%20I%20-6.html A picture of Dewan Devdi]<br />
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