The word devdi used to originally mean a hut, but the nobility started referring to their mansions as devdis in a deprecating way. Thus it came to be the word for the mansions of the nobles.[3]
Devdi Iqbal ud-Dowla
Today, only a few are left standing, in various states of decay. Some important devdis are:
devdi, deodi, noble, mansion, where, nawabs, hyderabad, lived, dozens, them, with, grand, halls, serene, courtyards, held, secrets, distinct, nobility, word, devdi, used, originally, mean, nobility, started, referring, their, mansions, devdis, deprecating, thu. Devdi or Deodi is a noble mansion where the Nawabs of Hyderabad lived Dozens of them with grand halls and serene courtyards held the secrets of a distinct nobility 1 2 The word devdi used to originally mean a hut but the nobility started referring to their mansions as devdis in a deprecating way Thus it came to be the word for the mansions of the nobles 3 Devdi Iqbal ud Dowla Today only a few are left standing in various states of decay Some important devdis are Khurshid Jah Devdi 4 Dewan Devdi Devdi Iqbal ud Dowla 5 Fareed nawaz Jung devdiReferences Edit Forgotten Heritage The Devdis of Hyderabad Go UNESCO GoUNESCO www gounesco com Retrieved 5 August 2018 Khalidi Omar 2008 A Guide to Architecture in Hyderabad Deccan India Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture MIT Libraries Lynton Harriet Ronken 1987 Days Of The Beloved Orient Blackswan ISBN 9780863112690 150 year old palace in ruins but authorities continue to neglect Khursheed Jah Devdi The News Minute 16 January 2017 Retrieved 5 August 2018 Monumental apathy Iqbal ud Dowla Devdi lies in a shambles in Old City The Times of India Retrieved 5 August 2018 Khursheed Jah Devdi palace This article about a palace in India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Devdi amp oldid 1098542043, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
