Golconda Sultanate

Golconda Sultanate was a state in Deccan (South Asia) that lasted from 1518 to 1687 CE, about 169 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

The Qutb Shahi kingdom of Turkmen origin, enriched by the diamond mines of the Krishna valley. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah founded Hyderabad and its Charminar in 1591, and Aurangzeb took Golconda in 1687.

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Facts

Dates

1518 to 1687 CE

Duration

169 years

Type

State

Region

Deccan, South Asia

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Golconda, later Hyderabad

Came from

• Bahmani Sultanate 1347 to 1527 CE

Became

• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 1526 First Battle of Panipat
• 1565 Battle of Talikota
• 1632 Taj Mahal begun

Neighbours in South Asia

• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE
• Ahom Kingdom 1228 to 1826 CE
• Kingdom of Mysore c. 1399 to 1950 CE
• Kingdom of Kandy 1469 to 1815 CE
• Delhi Sultanate 1206 to 1526 CE
• Vijayanagara Empire 1336 to 1646 CE
• Bengal Sultanate 1352 to 1576 CE
• Bahmani Sultanate 1347 to 1527 CE
• Maratha Confederacy 1674 to 1818 CE
• Sur Empire 1540 to 1556 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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