Hyderabad Subah, also known as Golconda Subah, was a province of the Mughal Empire encompassing the eastern Deccan region of the Indian subcontinent. It was created in 1687, during the reign of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, by the annexation of the Golconda Sultanate. It later began to secede in the 18th century as the Mughal Empire declined and became fully independent as part of the Nizam-administered Deccan.
18th-century painting of Aurangzeb at the Siege of Golconda in 1687.
The Qutb Shahi dynasty was a Persianate Shia Islamic dynasty of Turkoman origin that ruled the Sultanate of Golkonda in southern India. After the collapse of the Bahmani Sultanate, the Qutb Shahi dynasty was established in 1512 AD by Sultan-Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk, better known though less correctly referred to in English as "Quli Qutb Shah".
Tomb of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah in Hyderabad.
Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond first discovered by the Golconda sultanate
Golkonda Painting, 1650-1670 Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Overall
The Bahmani Kingdom, Kandesh, and the Five Sultanates