Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
| Muhammad Qutb Quli Shah మహమ్మద్ కుతుబ్ కులి షా | |
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| The Fifth Sultan of Qutb Shahi dynasty | |
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah's portrait from the collection of the Smithsonian Institution
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| Reign | 1580–1611[1] |
| Predecessor | Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah |
| Successor | Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah |
| Born | 1565 Golkonda, Hyderabad, Mughal India (now in Telangana, India) |
| Died | 11 January 1612 Daulat Khan-e-Ali Palace, Hyderabad, Mughal India (now in Telangana, India) |
| House | House of Hashim/Banu Hashim(Parent house),Qutb Shahi (Sub branch ) |
| Father | Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah |
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1580–1611 CE) was the fifth sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golkonda and founded the city of Hyderabad, in South-central India and built its architectural centerpiece, the Charminar. He was an able administrator and his reign is considered one of the high points of the Qutb Shahi dynasty.He ascended to the throne in 1580 at the age of 15 and ruled for 31 years.
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Birth and early life
Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah (Telugu:మహమ్మద్ కులి కుతుబ్ షా)(Urdu: محمد قلی قطب شاہ) was the third son of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali. He was an accomplished poet and wrote his poetry in Persian, Telugu and Urdu.[2] As the first author in the Urdu language he composed his verses in the Persian diwan style, and his poems consisted of verses relating to a single topic, gazal-i musalsal.[2] Muhammad Quli's Kulliyat comprised 1800 pages, over half were gazals, qasidas on one hundred pages, while the rest contained over 300 pages of matnawi and martiyas.[2]
City of Hyderabad
Muhammad Quli "built a city called Hyderabad on the southern bank of the Musi River in 1591. Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah called architects from all around the world to lay out the city, which was built on a grid plan and named it after Ali Ibn Abi Talib,Hyderabad.
Patronage of literature
Quli Qutb Shah was a scholar of Arabic, Persian and Telugu languages. He wrote poetry in Urdu, Persian, and Telugu. His poetry has been compiled into a volume entitled "Kulliyat-e-Quli Qutub Shah." Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah had the distinction of being the first Saheb-e-dewan Urdu poet[3] and is credited with introducing a new sensibility into prevailing genres of Persian/Urdu poetry.
| Preceded by | Qutb Shahi dynasty 1580–1611 |
Succeeded by Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah |
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References
- Sangaychay Mala by Gajanan Pole
- Prime Ministers of Qutubshhs by Sri Bhopal Rao
- Luther, Narendra. Prince, Poet, Lover, Builder: Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, The Founder of Hyderabad
- Books on Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
- Chopra, R.M., The Rise, Growth And Decline of Indo-Persian Literature, Iran Culture House, New Delhi, 2012.
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