Paper I · 10 History of Telangana & the Statehood Movement · 10.2 Medieval Telangana: Kakatiyas to Qutb Shahis

10.2.4 Qutb Shahis: rulers, administration, economy and Sarvai Papanna's revolt

From 1518 to 1687 seven Qutb Shahi sultans of Persian origin ruled Telangana and the Telugu lands from Golconda and, after 1591, Hyderabad, through a Persian-speaking court, tarafs and Telugu village officials, grew rich on diamonds, textiles and Machilipatnam's trade, became Mughal tributaries in 1636 and fell to Aurangzeb in 1687; Sarvai Papanna then led a popular revolt against Mughal rule until 1710.

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Key terms

  • Qutb Shahi
  • Golconda
  • Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk
  • 1518
  • Hamadan
  • Qara Quyunlu
  • Shia
  • Muhammadnagar
  • Jamsheed
  • Ibrahim Qutb Shah
  • Malki Bharama
  • Talikota 1565
  • Rakshasi-Tangadi
  • Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
  • Hyderabad 1591
  • Mir Momin Astarabadi
  • Muhammad Qutb Shah
  • Abdullah Qutb Shah
  • Hayat Bakshi Begum
  • Deed of Submission 1636
  • Golden Farman 1632
  • Mir Jumla
  • Abul Hasan Tana Shah
  • Madanna
  • Akkanna
  • Shivaji 1677
  • Aurangzeb
  • siege of Golconda 1687
  • Abdullah Khan Pani
  • Abdur Razzaq Lari
  • Majlis-e-Diwandari
  • Peshwa
  • taraf
  • tarafdar
  • sarkar
  • pargana
  • havaldar
  • shahbandar
  • barah balute
  • ijaradari
  • honnu
  • pagoda
  • Kollur
  • Machilipatnam
  • Tavernier
  • Methwold
  • Sarvai Papanna
  • Khila Shahpur
  • Tarikonda
  • Gouds
  • Khafi Khan
  • Bahadur Shah I

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