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{{Infobox body of water<br />
| name = Rukn-ud-Daula lake<br />
| location = [[Shivrampalli|Shivrampally]], [[Hyderabad]]<br />
| type = [[artificial lake]]<br />
| area = {{cvt|104|acres}} <br> present = {{cvt|17.491|acres}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://lakes.hmda.gov.in/hmdalake/2935Bomrukud-Dowla%20Lake(HUDA%20Park%20Lake%20)_FTL.pdf|title=Survey of lakes in Hyderabad|publisher=[[Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority|HMDA]]|date=2014-02-28|access-date=2024-10-14}}</ref><br />
| pushpin_map = India Hyderabad#India Telangana#India<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Rukn-ud-Daula lake within Hyderabad, Telangana<br />
| date-built = {{start date and age|1770}}<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.3318|78.4420|format=dms|type:waterbody_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
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'''Rukn-ud-Daula lake''' or '''Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla''' is a historic lake situated in [[Shivarampally]] village in [[Hyderabad]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/need-ensure-proctection-rukn-ud-daula-lake-278454/|title=Need to ensure protection of Rukn ud Daula Lake|website=The Siasat Daily - Archive|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The lake was constructed in 1770 by '''Nawab Rukn-ud-Daula''', the Prime Minister of [[Sikandar Jah]] - the 3rd Nizam of Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Construction-on-historic-lake-bed-stalled/articleshow/8031722.cms|title=Construction on historic lake bed stalled|date=20 April 2011|website=Times of India|access-date=2016-06-27}}</ref> The lake was built to meet the drinking water supply. It is claimed that water was so clean that this lake was the source of drinking water for the royal families.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/times-flow-erodes-citys-water-legacy/articleshow/109395689.cms|title=Time's flow erodes city's water legacy|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|first=Amisha|last=Rajani|date=2024-04-18|access-date=2024-10-14}}</ref> The lake originally covered an area of {{convert|104|acre|km2}}. <br />
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=== Current status ===<br />
Presently only a portion of the original lake remains as the lake has been used as garbage dumping area for decades. It is reported that almost 80% of the lake is encroached and residential and commercial buildings have been built over the lake area.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/24-moulika-lake-encroachment/articleshow/67680326.cms|title=Hyderabad: 250-year-old lake under threat by land sharks |date=January 25, 2019|first=Moulika |last=KV |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2018-08-02/Save-Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla-lake-demands-SOUL/402868|title=Save Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla lake, demands SOUL|date=2018-08-02|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2018/aug/01/municipal-administration-and-urban-development-is-destroying-the-lake-says-soul-activist-1851446.html|title=Municipal Administration and Urban Development is destroying the lake, says SOUL activist|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> The lake is severely polluted with sewage from adjacent buildings. Recommendations of [[National Green Tribunal]] and Irrigation Department could not be implemented.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2021/Jun/11/bum-rukn-ud-dowla-lake-left-to-the-mercy-of-encroachers-2314514.html|title=Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla lake left to the mercy of encroachers|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]|first=Nilesh|last=V|date=2021-06-11|access-date=2024-10-14}}</ref> [[HYDRAA]] has taken up clearing of the encroachments along the lake. Some encroachments are being cleared and some of the illegal buildings have been razed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/encroachments-on-historic-bum-rukn-ud-daula-lake-razed-898575|title=Encroachments on historic Bum Rukn-ud-Daula lake razed|publisher=[[The Hans India]]|first=|last=|date=2024-08-11|access-date=2024-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/hydra-begins-demolishing-encroachments-on-bam-rukn-ud-dowla-lake/article68509061.ece|title=HYDRAA clears encroachments on Bam Rukn Ud-Dowlah lake|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|first=Swathi|last=V.|date=2024-08-29|access-date=2024-10-14}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Lakes of Hyderabad, India]]<br />
[[Category:Artificial lakes of India]]<br />
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{{Infobox museum<br />
| name = Telangana State Archeology Museum<br />
| logo = <br />
| image = State archeological museum, Hyderabad.jpg<br />
| caption = The museum building<br />
|image_size = 225px<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|17.39925017927321|N|78.47031633170265 |E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| pushpin_map = India Hyderabad#India Telangana#India<br />
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| former_names = Hyderabad Museum<br /> Andhra Pradesh State Museum <br />Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy State Museum<br />
| established = {{start date and age|31|03|1931}}<br />
|founder= [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]]<br />
| collection = <br />
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| location = [[Public Gardens, Hyderabad|Public Gardens]], [[Nampally, Hyderabad|Nampally]], [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]<br />
|key_holdings = Egyptian mummy, numismatics<br />
| type = archaeological museum<br />
| visitors = <br />
| publictransit = [[Nampally Metro Station]]<br />
| parking = On site<br />
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'''Telangana State Archaeology Museum''' or '''Hyderabad Museum''' is a museum located in [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], [[India]]. It is the oldest museum in Hyderabad.<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[Henry Cousens]] is the first person to have recorded in carrying out archaeological explorations in [[Hyderabad State]] in 19th century. Department of Archaeology was established in 1914. Telangana State Archaeology Museum then known as Hyderabad Museum was first established in 1927. The museum was then located at Town Hall where today [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|State Assembly]] is located. The museum was later shifted to the present building constructed by the [[seventh Nizam]] and in 1930 he named it as ''Hyderabad Museum''<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Telanagana-effect-Hyderabads-oldest-museum-faces-division/articleshow/21636203.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Telanagana effect: Hyderabad's oldest museum faces division - The Times of India}}</ref> and it was formally inaugurated by the Nizam on 31 March 1931.<br />
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The museum was renamed as Andhra Pradesh State Archaeology Museum in 1960 after formation of [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|Andhra Pradesh]]<ref name=hindu>{{cite news|last=Murali|first=D|url=http://www.hindu.com/pp/2006/04/22/stories/2006042200130300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514124147/http://www.hindu.com/pp/2006/04/22/stories/2006042200130300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2006|title=Floods proved a blessing in disguise|access-date=7 July 2012|location=Chennai, India|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 April 2006}}</ref> and in 2009 was renamed as Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy State Museum.<ref name="Times1">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Telanagana-effect-Hyderabads-oldest-museum-faces-division/articleshow/21636203.cms|title=Telanagana effect: Hyderabads oldest museum faces division|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|first=Sunil|last=Mungara|date=2013-08-06|access-date=2024-12-06}}</ref><br />
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In 2008, a sword belonging to the [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam]] and other artifacts were stolen from the museum.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Theft-at-museum-in-high-security-zone/articleshow/2709101.cms|title=Theft at museum in high-security zone - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-09-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/india/nizam-s-sword-stolen-from-museum/story-ElXKwuHWdInAnSrmzSjMRP.html|title=Nizam's sword stolen from museum|date=2008-01-17|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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After the [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|bifurcation]] of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in 2014, the museum was renamed Telangana State Archeology Museum.<br />
[[File:Mummy at Hyderabad museum2.jpg|right|thumb|Mummy of daughter of [[Ptolemy VI Philometor]], [[Ptolemaic Egypt]] (300-100 BC)]]<br />
[[File:Mummy of daughter of the VI Pharoah of the Egypt.jpg|thumb|Mummy of daughter of Ptolemy VI Philometor, Ptolemaic Egypt (300-100 BC)]]<br />
[[File:Buddha AP Museum.png|thumb|Bust of [[Buddha]] in the Telangana State Archeology Museum]]<br />
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==Collection==<br />
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=== Egyptian ===<br />
This museum's most popular attraction is its [[Ancient Egyptian funerary practices|Egyptian mummy]], believed to be of Princess ''Naishu'', daughter of [[Ptolemy VI Philometor]]. It was brought in 1930 to [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]] by Nasir Nawaz Jung, the son-in-law of [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI|Asaf Jah VI]]. He presented it to the [[Mir Osman Ali Khan|Asaf Jah VII]], who donated it to the museum.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/hyderabad-news/in-a-first-experts-conserve-2-000-year-old-mummy-with-advance-techniques-1400199|title=Hyderabad Scan Of 2000-Year-Old Mummy Shows Parts Of Brain Still Intact|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2017-05-12}}</ref> Jung had reportedly bought it for 1000 pounds.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/legend-princess-naishu-egyptian-mummy-hyderabad-dire-need-attention-55566|title=The legend of Princess Naishu: An Egyptian mummy in Hyderabad in dire need of attention|last=B.|first=Nitin|date=2017-01-11|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-10-21}}</ref> It is one of the six [[Egyptian mummies]] in India, the others being in [[State Museum Lucknow|Lucknow]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya|Mumbai]], [[Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery|Vadodara]], [[Albert Hall Museum|Jaipur]], and [[Indian Museum, Kolkata|Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://telanganatoday.com/the-mummy-rests-well-at-state-museum-in-hyderabad|title=The Mummy rests well at State Museum in Hyderabad|work=Telangana Today|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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The mummy, which previously was deteriorating, was restored in 2016 and placed in an oxygen-free case.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36545779|title=The Indian man who restored a 4,500-year-old mummy|last=Karri|first=Sriram|date=2016-07-03|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/a-mummy-gets-a-new-life-sans-oxygen/article19280932.ece|title=Princess Naishu gets a new 'house' costing ₹58 lakh|last=Nanisetti|first=Serish|date=2017-07-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This was not entirely successful and is at risk, as of 2025.<ref name=Yashaswini>{{cite news |last=Sri |first=Yashaswini |date=12 July 2025 |title=In dire straits at Telangana Archaeology Museum, 2,100-year-old Egyptian mummy cries out for help |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/in-dire-straits-at-telangana-archaeology-museum-2100-year-old-egyptian-mummy-cries-out-for-help/articleshow/122304815.cms |work=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd |access-date=5 August 2025}}</ref><br />
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=== Indian ===<br />
There is a huge gallery on [[Buddha]] dating back to the last century. The museum has a wide variety of archaeological artifacts from the [[Nizam]] and [[Kakatiya dynasty]].<br />
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=== Bronze Sculpture Gallery ===<br />
<gallery mode="nolines"><br />
File:Vishnu - Bhoga Sayana Murthy in Bronze.jpg|Vishnu - Bhoga Sayana Murthy in Bronze<br />
File:Vishnu - Viswarupa Sandarsana.jpg|Vishnu - Viswarupa Sandarsana<br />
File:Statue of Sita Ram Lakshman.jpg|Statue of Sita Ram Lakshman<br />
File:Bronze Deepmala.jpg|Bronze Deepmala<br />
File:Statue of Tara on throne.jpg|Statue of Tara on throne<br />
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=== Ajanta Fresco Gallery ===<br />
The world famous Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra are adorned with beautiful paintings depicting Buddha's doctrine, life events and [[Jataka tales|Jataka stories]], the caves were discovered accidentally by British Soldiers in 1819. The paintings are dated from 1st -2nd and 6th-7th century. The paintings have been copied by John Griffiths.<ref>Plaque displayed at the entrance of the Museum Gallery - Telangana State of Archaeology Museum</ref> <gallery mode="nolines"><br />
File:Vessantara Jataka - Ajanta Caves XVII.jpg|Vessantara Jataka - Ajanta Caves XVII<br />
File:Bodhitsatva Padmapani in Compassionate Mood - Ajanta Painting.jpg|Bodhitsatva Padmapani in Compassionate Mood<br />
File:The ogress in disguise enters the King harem Ajanta Caves.jpg|The ogress in disguise enters the King harem Ajanta Caves<br />
File:Hamsa Jataka - Cave no, XVII- Ajanta Caves.jpg|Hamsa Jataka - Cave no, XVII- Ajanta Caves<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:AP stae Museum.jpg|Gallery<br />
File:Chariot state museum2.JPG|Chariot<br />
File:Gallery hyderabad museum.jpg|Bronze idols<br />
File:kakatiyamandapammuseum.jpg|Kakatiya mandapam<br />
File:Buddhastupahyderabad.JPG|Buddha stupa<br />
File:YSR State arch museum - Mahaveerudu statue of patan cheruvu.jpg|Mahavira Statue, 12th Century<br />
File:Mughal paintings 1.jpg|Mughal painting<br />
File:Mughal paintings 2.jpg|Mughal painting<br />
File:Mughal paintings 3.jpg|Mughal painting<br />
File:Mughal paintings 4.jpg|Mughal painting<br />
File:Mughal paintings 5.jpg|Mughal painting<br />
File:Mughal paintings 6.jpg|Mughal painting<br />
File:Mughal paintings 7.jpg|Mughal painting<br />
File:Mughal paintings 8.jpg|Mughal painting<br />
File:Mughal paintings 9.jpg|Mughal painting<br />
File:Mughal paintings 10.jpg|Mughal painting<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also==<br />
* [[The Nizam's Museum]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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