Old Hyderabad’s Famous Tunnels Which Leads To Hidden Treasures- Yet To Be Found

In India , during the Mughal rule, usually Mugal kings make hidden tunnels to store treasures and also for emergency escapes from the kingdom. So far we heard about many secret tunnels made by Mughal emperors. In my previous post on  Mughal Hidden Treasure of Alwar we have seen about the hidden treasures in Alwar fort.

Have you ever visited Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, It's been found that there are hidden tunnels connecting the Charminar and Golconda fort is believed to have hidden treasures which were kept there by Nizams, for emergency exits at several places. 

These tunnel, were constr­ucted by Sultan Moham­med Quli Qutub Shah, 500 years ago, to provide a safe pass­age to the royal family from Golconda fort to Char­minar, in case of emergencies.

Khaja Moinuddin, retired assistant director census opera­tions, who conducted a comprehensive survey of Hyderabad in 1962 said that the tunnel which still exists between the two historical structures is believed to have treasures at various places.

To locate the tunnel, the excavation work was started from a place near Nawab Saif Nawaz Jung’ Deorhi palace and after digging about 10 feet, they found a  huge granite slabs were found.

After removing the slabs, they found the tunnel, which was 30 feet deep and 15 feet wide and the depth of the tunnel at some places is about 40 feet. 

Excavations were also carried out near the locality known as Doodh Khana Allah Rakhi Begum and the tunnel having the same dimension was found. 

It was revealed in the excavati­ons that the tunnel had at least two branches, one from Saif Nawaz Jung-ki-Deorhi to Mitti-ka-Sher and from Jameelaki-Deorhi to Doodh Khana Allah Rakhi Begum passing through Sahr-e-batil Kamaan. 

Khaja Moinuddin also said that, as the tunnel was constr­ucted mainly for the use of the royal family during emergencies, there was a possibility that treasures were stored in it at secret places. 

It is said that there was also a secret tunnel from the durbar hall of the Sultans in the Golconda Fort to the Gosha Mahal near the Charminar.

In the early 1950s, under the orders of the Nizam’s grandson Prince Mukarram Jah, efforts were made to clear the tunnel from the Golconda Fort. But the workers found that the tunnel had collapsed in many places due to non-use and they had to abandon the efforts.