Badshahi Ashurkhana
Badshahi Ashurkhana is an ashurkhana near Charminar in Hyderabad, India. It was constructed in memory of martyrdom of Imam Hussain, and is used during the mourning period of Moharram.
History
It was built by Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah in 1594. The brilliantly coloured tile-mosaic decoration was completed under Abdullah Qutb Shah in 1611.After the Mughal conquest of Hyderabad, in a display of Sunni sectarianism, Aurangzeb used the Ashurkhana as a horse stable for the Mughal cavalry, destroying part of the building in the process. The monument was restored by Asaf Jah II in the period 1764–65; a new entry gate was added, along with outer halls and wooden colonnades.