The Qutb Shahi dynasty was a Shia Muslim Turkman dynasty of Kara Koyunlu origin that initially patronized Persianate
culture. Its members were collectively called the Qutub Shahis and were the ruling family of the kingdom of Golkonda in
modern-day Telangana, India. The Golconda sultanate was constantly in conflict with the Adil Shahis and Nizam Shahis.
In 1636, Shah Jahan forced the Qutb Shahis to recognize Mughal suzerainty, which lasted until 1687 when the Mughal
emperor Aurangzeb conquered the Golcondan sultanate
The dynasty's founder, Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk, migrated to Delhi with his uncle, Allah-Quli, some of his relatives and
friends in the beginning of the 16th century. Later he migrated south, to the Deccan and served the Bahmani sultan,
Mohammad Shah. He conquered Golconda, after the disintegration of the Bahmani Kingdom into the five Deccan
sultanates. Soon after, he declared independence from the Bahmani Sultanate, took the title Qutub Shah, and
established the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golconda. He was later assassinated in 1543 by his son, Jamsheed, who
assumed the sultanate. He later died in 1550 from cancer. Jamsheed's young son reigned for a year, at which time the
nobility brought back and installed Ibrahim Quli as sultan. During the reign of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, relations
between Hindus and Muslims were strengthened, even to the point of Hindus resuming their religious festivals like
Diwali and Holi. Some Hindus rose to prominence in the Qutb Shahi state, the most important example being the
ministers Madanna and Akkanna.
Golconda, and with the construction of the Char Minar, later Hyderabad served as capitals of the sultanate, and both
cities were embellished by the Qutb Shahi sultans. The dynasty ruled Golconda for 171 years, until the Mughal emperor
Aurangzeb conquered the Deccan in 1687.
culture. Its members were collectively called the Qutub Shahis and were the ruling family of the kingdom of Golkonda in
modern-day Telangana, India. The Golconda sultanate was constantly in conflict with the Adil Shahis and Nizam Shahis.
In 1636, Shah Jahan forced the Qutb Shahis to recognize Mughal suzerainty, which lasted until 1687 when the Mughal
emperor Aurangzeb conquered the Golcondan sultanate
The dynasty's founder, Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk, migrated to Delhi with his uncle, Allah-Quli, some of his relatives and
friends in the beginning of the 16th century. Later he migrated south, to the Deccan and served the Bahmani sultan,
Mohammad Shah. He conquered Golconda, after the disintegration of the Bahmani Kingdom into the five Deccan
sultanates. Soon after, he declared independence from the Bahmani Sultanate, took the title Qutub Shah, and
established the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golconda. He was later assassinated in 1543 by his son, Jamsheed, who
assumed the sultanate. He later died in 1550 from cancer. Jamsheed's young son reigned for a year, at which time the
nobility brought back and installed Ibrahim Quli as sultan. During the reign of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, relations
between Hindus and Muslims were strengthened, even to the point of Hindus resuming their religious festivals like
Diwali and Holi. Some Hindus rose to prominence in the Qutb Shahi state, the most important example being the
ministers Madanna and Akkanna.
Golconda, and with the construction of the Char Minar, later Hyderabad served as capitals of the sultanate, and both
cities were embellished by the Qutb Shahi sultans. The dynasty ruled Golconda for 171 years, until the Mughal emperor
Aurangzeb conquered the Deccan in 1687.
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