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Golconda

غولكوندا

Fort city of the Deccan, seat of the Qutb Shahi sultans near Hyderabad.

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South Asia
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Home of
Wajhi (poet of Golconda)
Site of
Siege of Golconda

People and things also explored

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah· Siege of Golconda· Wajhi (poet of Golconda)

Sources

  • GeoNames gazetteer
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Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

Sultan of Golconda (1580–1612) who founded Hyderabad in 1591; Zebrowski calls him India's first great Urdu poet, and the illustrated copy of his Kulliyat in the Salar Jang Museum one of the most richly illustrated Indian books.