Hyderabad
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Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies 650 km2 on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of South India. With an av
Aerial view of Durgam cheruvu and Hitech C Ity
Charminar Pride of Hyderabad
Birla Mandir on a sunset
Telangana Secretariat
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
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Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah was the fifth sultan of the Sultanate of Golconda and founder of the city of Hyderabad. He built its architectural centrepiece, the Charminar. He was an able administrator and
Hyderabad
…limits and 9.7 million residents in the metropolitan region, making it the sixth-most populous metropolitan area in India. The Qutb Shahi dynasty's Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah established Hyderabad in 1591 to extend the capital beyond the fortified Golconda. In 1687, the city was annexed by the Mughals. In 1724, Asaf Jah I…
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The Shah's wedding party with his bride.
Dancing before Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, Golconda, about 1590