Golconda Sultanate

State · 1519–1686 CE · at its largest around 1640 CE

A Deccan sultanate ruled by the Qutb Shahi dynasty, renowned for its diamond trade and for founding Hyderabad, which was conquered by Aurangzeb in 1687.

On its lands while it lasted

• Golconda (c. 1519–1591 CE): Capital of Golconda Sultanate (1519–1591).
• Hyderabad (1591 CE): City founded by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah of Golconda in 1591 around the Charminar.

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