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Sultan Quli : the first ruler of Golconda
Tomb of Sultan Quli, Ibrahimbagh, Hyderabad.
By Bernard Gagnon - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34550873
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Sultan Quli was the first ruler in the Golconda line of kings. He was called Qutub-ul-mulk. He had come from Hamadan in Iran/Persia. He was known as Khawas Khan Hamadani. Though he arrived in Delhi with some relatives and friends, he came to the Deccan and started working for the Bahmani Sultan towards the end of the 15th century. He was adept at hunting and good at mathematics. He impressed the Bahmani Sultan with his talents.The Bahmani Sultan trusted him and allowed him to lead an expedition to rid the region of thieves. He also helped to fight off the Dakhni rebels and saved the life of the Sultan. He was made the tarafdar of Telangana in 1496.
After the Bahmani Sultanate disintegrated into five Deccan sultanates,he declared independence and took the title Qutub Shah, and founded the Qutub Shahi dynasty of Golconda. The kingdom of Golconda happened from the jagir of Golconda which belonged to Sultan Quli. In 1518 he amde it his capital and renamed it as Mohammadnagar which was some distance from the Golconda Hill.,building afort of granite. He however remained loyal to the Bhamani Sultan. Many people thronged the fort area and it turned into a fort-city.Sultan quli undertook several military campaigns in Telangana,Odisha and Vijayanagara. He annexed many surrounding areas from different rulers. He was a contemporary of Krishnadevaraya and his brother Achyuta Devaraya of Vijayanagara kingdom. He defeated Shitap Khan and captured the fort of Khammam. He captured the forts at Rajkonda,Devarkonda. He subdued Panagal and it became part of Golconda. Sultan quli subdued Elgandal,Malangur,Belomkonda etc. A battle between Golconda and Vijayanagara took place in which Golconda won and the opposing Vijayanagara retreated to Kondaveedu and ruler Achyuta Raya agrreed to pay an indemnity annually to Golconda. Later however Achyuta Raya joined with Ismail Adil Khan of Bijapur by sending gifts and they attacked Kovikonda, A long drawn battle followed and Golconda emerged vistorious. GOlconda subdued Kohir, a Baridi stronghold. Golconda had conflicts with both Bijapur and Bidar. Sultan Quli's rule extended up to coastal Andhra.He ruled for 50 years,24 as governor and 26 as ruler. In 1542/3, his younger son, Jamsheed assasinated him, another son being blinded. Jamsheed Quli was the next to rule Golconda, while his other son Ibrahim fled to Vijayanagara. His tomb is at Ibrahimbagh in Hyderabad.
Portrait,Sultan Quli.
Attribution : https://az.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=367947
After the Bahmani Sultanate disintegrated into five Deccan sultanates,he declared independence and took the title Qutub Shah, and founded the Qutub Shahi dynasty of Golconda. The kingdom of Golconda happened from the jagir of Golconda which belonged to Sultan Quli. In 1518 he amde it his capital and renamed it as Mohammadnagar which was some distance from the Golconda Hill.,building afort of granite. He however remained loyal to the Bhamani Sultan. Many people thronged the fort area and it turned into a fort-city.Sultan quli undertook several military campaigns in Telangana,Odisha and Vijayanagara. He annexed many surrounding areas from different rulers. He was a contemporary of Krishnadevaraya and his brother Achyuta Devaraya of Vijayanagara kingdom. He defeated Shitap Khan and captured the fort of Khammam. He captured the forts at Rajkonda,Devarkonda. He subdued Panagal and it became part of Golconda. Sultan quli subdued Elgandal,Malangur,Belomkonda etc. A battle between Golconda and Vijayanagara took place in which Golconda won and the opposing Vijayanagara retreated to Kondaveedu and ruler Achyuta Raya agrreed to pay an indemnity annually to Golconda. Later however Achyuta Raya joined with Ismail Adil Khan of Bijapur by sending gifts and they attacked Kovikonda, A long drawn battle followed and Golconda emerged vistorious. GOlconda subdued Kohir, a Baridi stronghold. Golconda had conflicts with both Bijapur and Bidar. Sultan Quli's rule extended up to coastal Andhra.He ruled for 50 years,24 as governor and 26 as ruler. In 1542/3, his younger son, Jamsheed assasinated him, another son being blinded. Jamsheed Quli was the next to rule Golconda, while his other son Ibrahim fled to Vijayanagara. His tomb is at Ibrahimbagh in Hyderabad.
Portrait,Sultan Quli.
Attribution : https://az.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=367947
Tomb of Sultan Quli, Ibrahimbagh, Hyderabad.
By Bernard Gagnon - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34550873
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