Situated in Royapettah, a suburb in the present Chennai India, it was constructed in Indo-Saracenic style in 1798, the Amir Mahal has been the residence of the family since 1876.
As Kalas Mahal or the Chepauk Palace, the official residence of the princes of the Carnatic had been taken over by the British in 1859, Azim Jahn constructed a new residence, the Amir Mahal, in Royapettah.
In 1981, the book fair moved to the YMCA grounds in Royapettah, Chennai.
In 2005, Dadha and his wife moved into the home where he was raised in the Chennai suburb of Royapettah.