Abdullah Qutb Shah (Urdu

Urdu

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: عبداللہ قطب شاہ) was the seventh ruler of the kingdom of Golconda

Golconda

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 in southern India

India

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 under the Qutb Shahi dynasty

Qutb Shahi dynasty

The Qutb Shahi dynasty was a Turko-Persian dynasty ; its members were collectively called the Qutub Shahis. They were the ruling family of the kingdom of Golkonda in modern-day Andra Pradesh, India. They were Shia Muslims and belonged to Kara Koyunlu...

. He ruled from 1625 to 1672.

Abdullah, son of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah

Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah

Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah was the sixth ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India under the Qutb Shahi dynasty. He ruled from 1611 to 1625. He was the nephew and son-in-law of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah having married Muhammad's daughter Hayat Bakshi Begum in 1607...

, was a polyglot

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, and a lover of poetry

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 and music

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. He invited to his court and respected Kshetrayya

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, a famous lyric writer. Kshetrayya is known for his romantic poetry.

His reign was full of sorrow and trouble. Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb

Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...

 under the command from Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, , Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) (Full title: His Imperial Majesty Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan...

 took over Hyderabad

Hyderabad State

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 by surprise and restricted Abdullah within the Golconda

Golconda

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 fort. Abdullah worked hard to negotiate reasonable terms of surrender but the Mughals forced him into accepting severe conditions. This unhappy monarch died in 1672 and was succeeded by his son-in-law, Abul Hasan Qutb Shah

Abul Hasan Qutb Shah

Abul Hasan Qutb Shah was the eighth and last ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, who ruled the kingdom of Golconda in south India...

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*Tomb of Abdullah Qutb Shah.