Quli Qutb Shah

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Sultan Quli
Qutb-ul-Mulk (Pillar of the Realm)
1st
Ibrahim
HouseQutb Shahi dynasty
FatherUways Quli Beg
MotherMaryam Khanum
ReligionShia Islam

Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk,

Bahmani sultan, and was awarded the title Qutb-ul-Mulk (Pillar of the Realm) as military chief;[9]
he eventually took control of Golconda.

Background

Originally named Sultan Quli, he was a

Qara Iskander and Jahan Shah respectively.[12][13]

Sultan Quli had come to South India for the horse trade, and mentioned in SM Kamal's he is belonging to

Rowther Horse Traders from Persia.[14] He migrated to Delhi with some of his relatives and friends, including his uncle Allah Quli Beg, in the beginning of the 16th century. Later, he travelled south to Deccan and served the Bahmani sultan.[15] Due to his successful leadership in military conflicts, he received the title "Qutb-ul-Mulk".[16]

Establishing the Qutb Shahi Sultanate

Tomb of Sultan Quli Qutb Shah in Hyderabad

After the disintegration of the Bahmani Sultanate into the five Deccan sultanates, he declared independence and took the title of Qutb Shah, and established the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golconda.[17] Even though there is ample evidence that he never proclaimed his kingship. The inscription on his grave itself names him as Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk:

His grave

انتقل صاحب هذه الروضة الرضية وهو الملك المغفور

السعيد الشهيد الغازي لوجه الله والمجاهد في سبيل الله الملك سلطان قلي

المخاطب به قطب الملك المشهور به بر ملك انار الله برهانه الى جوار رحمه الله في يوم الاثنين ثاني شهر جمادى الثانية سنة ٩٥٠

Many historians have misattributed the word 'Sultan' in his name but his whole name just meant 'Servant of the Sultan' just like his Uncle Allah Mulk which meant 'Servant of Allah'.[18]

Extension of the Sultanate

Sultan Quli Qutb Shah was a contemporary of

Godavari rivers.[19] In 1513, Krishnadevaraya commanded Vijayanagar forces against Golconda Sultan Quli Qutb Shah in Pangal. The Vijayanagar army, however, faced defeat, resulting in the capture of the Pangal fort by Golconda forces. Consequently, Raya retreated from the battle.[20]

Death and succession

In 1543, while he was offering his prayers, Sultan Quli Qutb Shah was assassinated by his second son,

Vijayanagara
. Jamsheed Quli also killed his brother (the third son of Sultan Quli), Abdul Quadeer, who had revolted after their father's death.

Notes

  1. Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah).[6]

References

  1. ^ Eaton, Richard Maxwell (ed.), "From the early sultanate to Aurangzeb", A Social History of the Deccan,1300-1761, Cambridge university press
  2. ^ Bilgrami, Syed Ali Asghar, ed. (1927), "Dates of accession of Qutub Shahi Sultans", Landmarks of Deccan
  3. ISBN 9788126002337
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  4. ^ Haroon Khan Sherwani (1974). History of the Qutb Shāhī Dynasty. p. 52. Although the name Sultan-Quli might suggest royal dignity, the epithet 'Sultan' is only a part of his name
  5. ^ Scott Kugle (2016). When Sun Meets Moon: Gender, Eros, and Ecstasy in Urdu Poetry.
  6. ^ Haroon Khan Sherwani (1974). History of the Qutb Shāhī Dynasty. p. 62. Qutbu'lmulk never proclaimed his kingship, and in all probability the first ruler of Golkonda to do so was Ibrāhīm Qutb Shāh
  7. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4
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  8. ^ a b Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 1991. p. 59. Quli Qutb Shah of Golconda was a Turkoman of Qara Qayunlu (Black Sheep) tribe and Yusuf Adil Shah of Bijapur, according to Ferishta, was the son of Sultan Murad II of Turkey.
  9. ^ Scott Kugle (2016). When Sun Meets Moon: Gender, Eros, and Ecstasy in Urdu Poetry.
  10. ^ Siddiqi, Abdul Majeed (1956). History of Golcunda. Literary Publications. p. 7.
  11. ISBN 978-0-295-80024-0
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  12. JSTOR 609229
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  13. ^ Ramanand Vidya Bhawan, The Indian Historical Quarterly, Volume 16, Issues 1-4, 1985, p.711
  14. OCLC 27771376.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  15. ^ a b George Michell, Mark Zebrowski, The New Cambridge History of India: 1. The Portuguese in India, (Cambridge University Press, 1999), 17.
  16. ISBN 978-81-85492-23-0
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  17. ISBN 978-81-207-0878-5
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  18. ^ Sherwani, Haroon Khan, ed. (1967), "Qutub Ul Mulk", Mohammad Qutub Quli Shah,Founder of Hyderabad, Asian Publishing House, pp. 4–5
  19. ISBN 978-81-86772-17-1
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  20. ISBN 978-0-230-60344-8
    . Vijayanagar king Krishnadevaraya opted to march against the Qutb Shah leader. He came with 30,000 horses and 3,000 foot soldiers. Quli Qutb responded, and the two armies met at Pangal where the Vijayanagar army had encamped. In battle, the Golconda forces were successful, forcing the retreat of Krishnadevaraya who left behind a small force to defend the fort. The fort occupants held out for nearly two months before capitulating to the besieging Qutb Shah forces.
Preceded by
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 Qutb Shahi dynasty
1512–1543 		Succeeded by
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