Mains Paper I · 1 AP Social & Cultural History · APPSC Group 2
1.10 Qutb Shahis of Golconda notes
3 notes, in reading order.
- 1.10.1Sultan Quli to Muhammad Quli: rise of Golconda and the founding of Hyderabad
Sultan Quli, a Bahmani governor, founded the Qutb Shahi kingdom of Golconda in 1518; Ibrahim Qutb Shah, patron of Telugu poets, joined the victory of 1565, and Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah founded Hyderabad and built the Charminar in 1591.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course - 1.10.2Later Qutb Shahis: Abdullah, Tana Shah, Akkanna–Madanna and the fall of Golconda 1687
Under Abdullah Qutb Shah Golconda became a Mughal tributary (1636) while trading freely with Europeans; his successor Abul Hasan Tana Shah ruled through the brothers Madanna and Akkanna, until Aurangzeb took Golconda in 1687 after an eight-month siege.
Advanced · 8 min · Full course - 1.10.3Qutb Shahi administration, diamond trade and monuments
The Qutb Shahis ran a Persian-speaking court over a Telugu-speaking kingdom divided into tarafs, grew rich on diamonds from the Krishna valley and on textiles shipped from Machilipatnam, and left Golconda Fort, the Charminar and the royal tombs as their monuments.
Advanced · 8 min · Full course
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