The Qutb Shahis and Golconda
This path covers the sultans of Golconda, the founding of Hyderabad and its great buildings, and the end of the kingdom. It has 15 pages and takes about 2 and a half hours to read.
- ErasVijayanagara & the Qutb Shahis
The big picture: the Qutb Shahis take Telangana and the coast and found Hyderabad.
- DynastiesBahmanis
The Bahmani sultans, whose governor of Telingana founded the Golconda kingdom.
- DynastiesQutb Shahis
The sultans of Golconda, their nobles, their Telugu soldiers and Brahmin accountants.
- PeopleSultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk
The Bahmani officer who conquered much of Telangana and founded the dynasty.
- PlacesGolconda
The fortress and old royal town that was the first Qutb Shahi capital.
- MonumentsGolconda Fort
The walled hill fortress, rebuilt in stone, that fell to Aurangzeb after a long siege.
- PeopleIbrahim Qutb Shah
The sultan who lived in exile at Vijayanagara, and whom Telugu records call Ibharama.
- PeopleMuhammad Quli Qutb Shah
The sultan who founded Hyderabad and built the Charminar.
- PlacesHyderabad
The city on the Musi: Qutb Shahi capital, then Mughal seat, then capital of the Nizams.
- MonumentsCharminar
The gateway monument with four minarets at the centre of old Hyderabad.
- MonumentsMecca Masjid
The great stone mosque near the Charminar, and who is buried in its courtyard.
- MonumentsQutb Shahi Tombs
The royal burial ground near Golconda Fort with the domed tombs of seven kings.
- PeopleMadanna
The Telugu Brahmin minister who, with his brother Akkanna, ran the kingdom for some twelve years.
- PeopleAbul Hasan Tana Shah
The last sultan of Golconda, and how his kingdom fell.
- PeopleAurangzeb (Alamgir)
The Mughal emperor who took Golconda and made it a Mughal province.