Hyderabad Municipal Maps, Chadarghat & Residency Area, Reduced Map Sheet No -8 Front

The northern bank of the river Musi, in particular, where locates the Nampalli, which is famous in terms of the number of Dargah and graves of Muslims buried around it, is visible on the map. At Nampalli lies the Hyderabad Railway Station, Public Gardens, Museum, the Second Infantry Lines of Nizam and some distance to the south lies First Infantry Lines and Gosha Mahal also are visible on the map. Besides the mansions of nobles and residences of army servants of Nizam, the oldest tank built during the Qutb Shahi rulers namely Afzal Sagar Tank and the number of stepwells are also noticeable. And, the British Residency and the Nizam's King Kothi Palace are also visible on the map.

It was through the Oliphant one can be approached from the city to the British Residency, where the British envoys resided hence the name came to the site. Initially, the Nizam Mir Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II, offered a residence of him on the site to the envoy John Kennaway, the third resident and after his death due to the small and inconvenient in size, W.A Kirkpatrick built another building under the supervision of Royal Engineer P. Russel. The building completed in 1808 surrounded by a wall and bastions at the entrance gate. To the south of the Residency lies Rang Mahal, the residence of Khair-un-Nisa Begum who was married by the W.A Kirkpatrick when he was the resident, who built the Rang Mahal. But, the building was demolished after some years hence it's not evident on the map, only the garden situated on the compound of Rang Mahal is visible.

Moreover, the King Kothi Palace of Nizam, built by the noble Kamal Khan, who offered it to the Nizam Mir Mahbub Ali Khan. In return, the Nizam granted him a jagir which covered the cost of the palace. It was the last Nizam, who lived there more and when he made the palace as his permanent residence, the city of Hyderabad started spanning to the north of the river Musi. The Usman Mansion was the major Building. The eastern portion was used for the official and ceremonial purpose includes Eden Gardens, even still today 'Eden Gardens' is known as the function hall. It was at the Eden garden the marriage of the last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan with Azam-un-Nisa Begum Sahib took place. And, the Mubarak Mansions in the west was used as the private building. To the neighborhood of Nizam Palace, lies Mansion of the Rumbold Kothi, partner of the famous firm Palmer & Company, who died in 1833, afterward the building used as the Nizam College, Telephone Exchange, St. George Church, etc are also identifiable.