Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah

Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah (also transliterated in different ways) was the sixth ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India under the Qutb Shahi dynasty.

Muhammad Qutb Shah
6th Sultan of Golconda
Reign11 January 1612–1626
PredecessorMuhammad Quli Qutb Shah
SuccessorAbdullah Qutb Shah
Born1593
Died1626 (aged 32–33)
Burial
SpouseDaughter of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Hayat Bakshi Begum (m. 1607)
Khurshid Bibi
IssueAbdullah Qutb Shah
Khadija Sultana (wife of Muhammad Adil Shah)[1]
Ibrahim Mirza
Sultan Quli Mirza
Mirza Kamal
HouseQutb Shahi dynasty
FatherMuhammad Amin
MotherKhanum Agha
ReligionShia Islam
Masoleum of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah in Hyderabad, India.
Muhammad Qutb Shah's tomb

He ruled from 1612 to 1625. He was the nephew and son-in-law of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, having married Muhammad's only daughter Hayat Bakshi Begum in 1607.

The first Qutb Shahi history was compiled during his reign known as the Tarikh-i Qutb Shahi. His son, Abdullah Qutub Shah, later became the Shah of Golconda.

In 1620, as then ruler of Golconda, Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah had decided to move his capital away from Golconda and Hyderabad. He selected a site about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of then Hyderabad, what is today Saroornagar. The fort was named after himself and called as Sultan Nagar Fort. The construction of this fort was abandoned by his wife Hayat Bakshi Begum who considered his sudden death in 1625 as a bad omen. [2]

The Aga Khan Trust for Culture is carrying out the conservation effort on the sprawling necropolis in collaboration with Department of Archaeology and Museums, Telangana.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Islamic Culture: The Hyderabad Quarterly Review, Volumes 41-43 (1979), p. 66
  2. ^ "Sultan Nagar Fort". MIT Libraries. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ Nanisetti, Serish (12 March 2021). "Glory of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah tomb uncovered". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
Preceded by Qutb Shahi dynasty
1612-1626
Succeeded by