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Encyclopedia > Golconda Sultanate

Golconda was one of the Deccan sultanates. It was established 1512 and was ruled by the Qutb Shahi dynasty until conquered by the Mughal Empire in 1687. Ruled by the Mughals until 1724, it was ruled by Hyderabad State after that. They ruled over the Telangana region and some parts of present day Karnataka and Maharashtra.[1] The Deccan sultanates were five Muslim-ruled kingdoms–-Bijapur, Golconda, Ahmednagar, Bidar, and Berar of south-central India. ... 1512 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Qutb Shahi dynasty (whose members were also called the Qutub Shahis) was the ruling family of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India. ... The Mughal Empire (Persian: , Urdu: مغلیہ سلطنت, Hindi: मुग़ल साम्राज्य), self-designation Gurkānī, گوركانى, alternative spelling Mogul) dates from the early sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. ... Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... Flag of the State of Hyderabad. ...


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The Qutb Shahi dynasty (whose members were also called the Qutub Shahis) was the ruling family of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India. ...

Notes

  1. ^ Plunkett, R.; T. Cannon, P. Davis, P. Greenway and P. Harding (2001). Lonely Planet South India. Lonely Planet, 419. ISBN 1-86450-161-8. Retrieved on 2006-03-05. 

For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (65th in leap years). ...

External links

  • Telugu Literature and Culture of Qutub Shahi Dynasty


 
 

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