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Golconda
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Golconda is a fortified citadel and ruined city located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparudra in the 11th century out of mud walls. It was ceded to the Bahmani Kings from Musunuri Nayakas during the reign of Bahmani Sultan Mohammed Shah I, during the first Bahmani-Vijayanagar War. Following the death of Sultan Mahmood Shah, the Sultanate disintegrated and Sultan Quli, who had been appointed as the Governor of Hyderabad by the Bahmani Kings, fortified the city and made it the capital of the Golconda Sultanate. Becau
Key facts
- Military installation.name
- Golconda
- Military installation.type
- Fort
- Military installation.location
- Hyderabad, India
- Military installation.image
- Golconda Fort 005.jpg
- Military installation.map_type
- India Hyderabad
- Military installation.map_size
- 250
- Military installation.built
- 11th century
- Military installation.builder
- Kakatiya dynasty ruler King Prataparudra in the 11th century, 1143 CE Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk (1518 fortification)
- Military installation.ownership
- Archaeological Survey of India
- Military installation.open_to_public
- Yes
- Military installation.controlledby
- Archaeological Survey of India
- Military installation.occupants
- Bahmani Sultanate, Golconda Sultanate, Mughal Empire, Hyderabad State
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Diamonds
- Architecture
- Golconda ruling dynasties
- Naya Qila (New Fort)
- Qutub Shahi tombs
- <span class="anchor" id="Ropeway"></span> Golconda ropeway
- Golconda Artillery Centre, Indian Army
- UNESCO World Heritage
- Influences
- In popular culture
- Places named after Golconda
- Gallery
- See also
- Citations
- Further reading
- External links
Golconda is a fortified citadel and ruined city located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparudra in the 11th century out of mud walls. It was ceded to the Bahmani Kings from Musunuri Nayakas during the reign of Bahmani Sultan Mohammed Shah I, during the first Bahmani-Vijayanagar War. Following the death of Sultan Mahmood Shah, the Sultanate disintegrated and Sultan Quli, who had been appointed as the Governor of Hyderabad by the Bahmani Kings, fortified the city and made it the capital of the Golconda Sultanate. Because of the vicinity of diamond mines, especially Kollur Mine, Golconda flourished as a trade centre of large diamonds known as Golconda Diamonds. Golconda fort is currently abandoned and in ruins. The complex was put by UNESCO on its "tentative list" to become a World Heritage Site in 2014, with other forts in the region, under the name Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate (despite there being a number of different sultanates).
== History == thumb|Ruins of the fort thumb|View of the Baradari at the Golconda Fort
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Golconda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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