The Sultanate of Golconda was an early modern kingdom in southern India, ruled by the Persianate, Shia Islamic Qutb Shahi dynasty of Turkoman origin. After the decline of the Bahmani Sultanate, the Su
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
The Bahmani Kingdom, or the Bahmani Sultanate, was a late medieval Persianate kingdom that ruled the Deccan Plateau in India. The first independent Muslim sultanate of the Deccan, the Bahmani Kingdom
Sultanate of Golconda
…was an early modern kingdom in southern India, ruled by the Persianate, Shia Islamic Qutb Shahi dynasty of Turkoman origin. After the decline of the Bahmani Sultanate, the Sultanate of Golconda was established in 1518 by Quli Qutb Shah, as one of the five Deccan sultanates. The kingdom covered parts of the modern-day…
Chand Minar at Daulatabad fort complex
Mahmud Gawan Madrasa, built by Mahmud Gawan to be the centre of religious as well as secular education
Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah of the Bahmani Sultanate's Firman