GOLCONDA FORT _UNFORGETTABLE ARCHITECTURE

The Golconda Fort empire of the “Qutb Shahi”. Golconda is also known as Golkond. It is surrounded by 7 tombs. It is the capital city of the “Qutb Shahis Dynasty” located in Hyderabad, Telangana. Golconda is flourished as a trade center of Diamonda, so it also called “Golconda Diamonds” because of diamond mines, mainly KOllur Mine. which includes the colorless diamond “Koh-i-Noor” which is now owned by the united kingdom.

HISTORY OF GOLCONDA

Golconda Fort is firstly known as “Mankal”. The fort was first built by “Kakatiyas” as the part of their western defense with the lines of “Kondapalli Fort”. The fort was built on a granite hill which is 120 meters high and surrounded by battlements. Further, the fort was strengthened by “Rani Rudrama Devi” and “Prataparudra”. The fort was under the control of “Kamma Nayakas”. they occupied Warangal by defeating the “Tughaqi army”. In 1364 as apart of treaty to Bahmani Sultanate by Kamma king. Later by Bahmainda sent “Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk in year 1487-15431 as a governor of Golconda

. Around 1501 the fort has established the city as the set of his government In 1538 Bahamani gradually weekend and sultan quli becomes an independent and established “Qutb Shahi Dynasty” in Golconda. The mud fort was expanded by three Qutb Shahi Sultans into present fortification by granite around 5km. The 7km outer wall of the fort was enclosed by the city. in 1687 after eight months led to its fall at the hands of Mugal emperor “Aurangzeb”

GOLCONDA RULERS

KAKATIYA[1163-1323]

It was a “South Indian” dynasty. whose capital was Orugallu, famously know as Warangal. 13th century–14th century The Delhi Sultanate was eventually conquered.

Status Empire (Subordinate to  Western Chalukyas until 1163)

Capital Orugallu(Warangal)

Government Monarchy King

History • Earliest rulers  900 • Established 1163 • Disestablished 1323

Common languages Sanskrit, Telugu

Preceded by Succeeded by Western Chalukya Empire Eastern Chalukyas Bahmani Sultanate Musunuri Nayaks Reddy dynasty Vijayanagara Empire

Kamma Nayakas

The Kamma Nayakas is also known as Musunuri Dynasty. It was the warriors of the 14th-century.

Musunuri dynasty

13th century–14th century

Capital Warangal

Government Monarchy

History

• Established 13th century

• Disestablished 14th century

Bahamani Sultans

The Bahamani is also known as the Bahmanid Empire or Bahmani Kingdom a museum stat of deccan in south India

Bahmani Sultanate, 1470 CE

Capital Gulbarga (1347–1425) Bidar (1425–1527)

Religion Shia Islam

Government Monarchy Sultan• • 1347–1358 Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah • 1525–1527 Kalim-Allah Shah

Common languages Persian Deccani Urdu,   Marathi, Kannada, Telugu

Historical era Late Medieval • Established 3 August 1347 • Disestablished 1527

Currency Taka

Preceded by Succeeded by Delhi Vijayanagara Empire Sultanate Bijapur Sultanat Golconda Sultanate Ahmadnagar Sultanate Bidar Sultanate Berar Sultanate

Qutb Shahi Dynasty

The Qutb Shahi Dynasty is also known as Golconda Sultanate a south India territory.

Extent of Golconda Sultanate

Capital Golconda (1519-1591) Hyderabad (1591-1687)

Religion Shia Islam

Government Monarchy Qutb Shah   • 1512–1543 Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk • 1543–1550 Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah • 1543–1550 Subhan Quli Qutb Shah • 1550–1580 Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah • 1565-161 2 MQuli Qutb Shah • 1611–1626 Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah • 1611–1626 Abdullah Qutb Shah • 1672-1686 Abul Hasan Qutb Shah

History   • Established 1518 • Disestablished 1687

Currency Mohur

Preceded by Succeeded by Bahmani Mughal Sultanate Empire

Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire is also called the Mogul Empire a south Asia early-modern empire.

The empire at its greatest extent, in c. 1700

Status	Empire
Capital	Agra (1526–1540; 1555–1571; 1598–1648)Fatehpur Sikri (1571–1585)Lahore (May 1586 – 1598)Shahjahanabad, Delhi (1648–1857)
Common languages	Persian (official and court language)[1]Urdu (language of the ruling classes, later given official status)[2]Arabic (for religious ceremonies)Chagatai Turkic (only initially)Other South Asian languages
Religion	Sunni Islam (Hanafi) (1526–1857)Din-i Ilahi (1582–1605)
Government	Absolute monarchy, unitary state with federal structure, centralized autocracy Islamic sharia[3]
Emperor[a]
• 1526–1530	Babur (first)
• 1837–1857	Bahadur Shah II (last)
Historical era	Early modern
• First Battle of Panipat	21 April 1526
• Empire interrupted by Sur Empire	1540–1555
• Mughal–Maratha Wars	1680–1707
• Death of Aurangzeb	3 March 1707
• Battle of Karnal	24 February 1739
• Carnatic Wars	1746–1763
• Battle of Plassey	1757
• Bengal War	1759–1765
• Siege of Delhi	21 September 1857
Area
1690[5][6]	4,000,000 km2 (1,500,000 sq mi)
Population • 1700[7]	158,400,000
Currency	Rupee, Taka, dam[8]:73–74
Preceded by Delhi Sultanate Rajput states Chero dynasty Bengal Sultanate Deccan sultanates	Succeeded by Maratha Empire Bengal Subah Durrani Empire Sikh Empire Company rule in India British Raj

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