Abul Hasan Qutb Shah, also known as Abul Hasan Tana Shah, was the eighth and last ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, sovereign of the Kingdom of Golconda in South India. He ruled from 1672 to 1686. The
Portrait of Sultan Abu'l Hasan of Golconda, Standing
Visit of Sufi-singer Shir Muhammad to Abul Hasan Qutb Shah, ca. 1720, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris.
Portrait of Abul Hasan Qutb Shah
Abdullah Qutb Shah was the seventh ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India under the Qutb Shahi dynasty. He ruled from 1626 to 1672.
Abul Hasan Qutb Shah
…was appointed the governor of Golconda, laying the foundations for the Hyderabad State under the Nizams by Aurangzeb. He was married to his predecessor Abdullah Qutb Shah's third daughter, who became known as Badshah Bibi after his ascension. He had five children: eldest daughter: stayed unmarried and remained her father's…
Contemporary portrait of Abdullah Qutub Shah, dated 1650
Tomb of Abdullah Qutb Shah in Hyderabad, India.