Abdullah Qutb Shah

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Abdullah Qutb Shah
Seventh Sultan of Qutb Shahi dynasty
Abdullah Qutb Shah.jpg
Reign1626–1672
PredecessorSultan Muhammad Qutb Shah
SuccessorAbul Hasan Qutb Shah
Born1614
Died21 April 1672 (aged 57–58)
Issue3 daughters
HouseQutb Shahi dynasty
FatherSultan Muhammad Qutb Shah
MotherHayat Bakshi Begum
Tomb of Abdullah Qutb Shah in Hyderabad, India.

Abdullah Qutb Shah (also transliterated in different ways) was the seventh ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India under the Qutb Shahi dynasty. He ruled from 1626 to 1672.[1]

Abdullah, son of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah, was a polyglot, and a lover of poetry and music. He invited to his court and respected Kshetrayya, a famous lyric writer. Kshetrayya is known for his romantic poetry.[2]

Reign[]

His reign was full of sorrow and trouble. His only success was demolishing decayed Vijayanagara Empire by capturing Vellore, last capital of it in 1652. Aurangzeb under the command from Shah Jahan took over Hyderabad by surprise and restricted Abdullah within the Golconda fort. Abdullah worked hard to negotiate reasonable terms of surrender but the Mughals forced him into accepting severe conditions. However, the severe terms were sweetened by a matrimonial alliance between the two families: Abdullah's second daughter, known as Padshah Bibi Sahiba, was married to Aurangzeb's eldest son, Muhammad Sultan Mirza. She was his first wife, and so the chances of her progeny becoming Mughal emperor were great. However it did not ultimately happen.

This unhappy monarch died in 1672 and was succeeded by his son-in-law, Abul Hasan Qutb Shah.

Family[]

Abdullah had three daughters.[3][4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ahmed, Farooqui Salma (2011). A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: From Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-3202-1.
  2. ^ Nanisetti, Serish (5 January 2020). "Restoration of a Qutb Shahi tomb leads to new discovery". The Hindu.
  3. ^ Mohd. Ilyas Quddusi (2006). Islamic India: studies in history, epigraphy, onomastics, and numismatics. Islamic Wonders Bureau. ISBN 978-81-87763-33-8.
  4. ^ Sarkar, Jagadish Narayan (1951). The Life of Mir Jumla, the General of Aurangzab. Thacker, Spink. p. 301.
Preceded by
Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah
Qutb Shahi dynasty
1518–1687
Succeeded by
Abul Hasan Qutb Shah

*Tomb of Abdullah Qutb Shah.


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