The Naubat Pahar street in a verticle manner and areas to the right side of it belongs to Asman Jah Bahadur which includes a portion of Bashir Bagh, a Palace-cum-garden built in 1880 A.D is visible on the map. Asman Jah Bahadur was a nobleman belonged to the Paigah family, had served as the prime minister of Nizam of Hyderabad. He was referred in many titles, and Bashir-ud-Daula was among one, and many structures constructed by him were also named after Bashir-ud-Daula. The Paigah family was frequently connected to the ruling house by marriage and had entrusted the hereditary command of Paigah or household troops of Nizam. The splendid Bashir Bagh palace vanished afterward and the garden converted into stores, but the name remained same for the site. To the south of Bashir Bagh Palace, lies the Naubat Pahar hillock, well known as black rock or drum beating rock. IIt was atop of the hillock, from the Qutub Shahi to Mughals, the royal firman was read by beating a drum, hence the name evolved out of it. The rock is 300 feet from the ground to the top and even used as the royal health resort during Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. Moreover, to the left side of Naubat Pahar street lies Shahpurwari mansion, also would come exactly at the north-west of Naubat Pahar, covering the great extent of the ground with stepwells and stables within the compounds are visible on the map. The mansion was built by the Shahpurji who was secretary to Nawab Khurshed Jah Br.
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