Golconda is a fortified citadel and ruined city located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The fort was originally built by Kakatiya...
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The Sultanate of Golconda (Persian: سلطنت گلکنده; Urdu: سلطنت گولکنڈه) was an early modern kingdom in southern India, ruled by the Persianate, Shia Islamic...
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Golconda diamonds are mined in the Godavari-Krishna delta region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Golconda Fort in the western part of modern-day Hyderabad was...
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up Golconda in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Golconda is a ruined city and fortress in Telangana, India, fabled for its diamond mines. Golconda may...
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city is part of the Golconda Historic District. The city is named after the Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Golconda was the first permanent...
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Golconda (French: Golconde) is an oil painting on canvas by Belgian surrealist René Magritte, painted in 1953. It is usually housed at the Menil Collection...
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The siege of Golconda was a siege of Golconda Fort between the Qutb Shahi dynasty and the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, occurring in January 1687, lasting...
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Golconda Vyapari Brahmin (also referred as Vyapari Brahmins), is a Telugu Brahmin subcaste native to the Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh...
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Hyderabad Subah (redirect from Golconda Subah)
Hyderabad Subah (Persian: صوبه حیدرآباد), also known as Golconda Subah, was a province of the Mughal Empire encompassing the eastern Deccan region of the...
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Golconda is a census-designated place in southeastern Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census it has a population of 182. It is located...
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Several ships have been named Golconda for Golconda Fort: Golconda (1807 ship) was launched at Scituate, Massachusetts. Initially she sailed between Liverpool...
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Deccan sultanates (section Golconda Sultanate)
ruled by Muslim dynasties: namely Ahmadnagar, Berar, Bidar, Bijapur, and Golconda. The five sultanates owed their existence to the declaration of independence...
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Quli Qutb Shah (category Sultans of Golconda)
was the founder of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, which ruled the Sultanate of Golconda in southern India from 1518 to 1687. Of Turkoman origin and born in Persia...
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Golconda Patrika was an Indian Telugu-language journal. The founder and editor was Suravaram Pratap Reddy. The journal started 10 May 1935. It was a journal...
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established Hyderabad in 1591 to extend the capital beyond the fortified Golconda. In 1687, the city was annexed by the Mughals. In 1724, Asaf Jah I, the...
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Jama Masjid (originally named as Safa Masjid) is a 505 year old Mosque in Golconda, Hyderabad, India. It was constructed in 1518 by the first Qutb Shahi ruler...
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Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory (redirect from Golconda Cigarette Factory)
cigarettes. The factory is also known as Golconda Factory. The factory used to manufacture the popular Golconda brand and Amar brand of cigarettes. The...
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The 17201 / 17202 Golconda Express is an intercity express train running between Secunderabad and Guntur. It is provided with stoppage at Pedakakani railway...
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films. Son of film director Sobhan, Santosh made his debut in the film Golconda High School (2011). His successful films include Ek Mini Katha (2021) and...
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Golconda High School is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language sports drama film directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti under the Artbeat Capital banner. It stars...
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Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (category Sultans of Golconda)
April 1565 – 11 January 1612) was the fifth sultan of the Sultanate of Golconda and founder of the city of Hyderabad. He built its architectural centerpiece...
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Muqarrab Khan of Golconda, also known as Khan Zaman Fath Jang Dakhini, was an Indian Deccani Muslim, who was the most experienced commander of Qutb Shahi...
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The period of peak production of the Golconda diamonds (in the present-day states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India) was under the Qutb Shahi dynasty...
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The Golconda Formation is a geologic formation in Kentucky. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. In Indiana, the Golconda, it...
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Golconda is a rural locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Dorset, in the Launceston and North-east regions of Tasmania. It is located...
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The Golconda Thrust is a major oceanic terrane that was thrust over central and northern Nevada, North America, in possibly sometime between the Late Permian...
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historic city Golconda in Hyderabad established itself as a diamond trading centre, and until the end of the 19th century, the Golconda market was the...
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Willem Leyel's war on Golconda (Danish: Willem Leyels krig mod Golconda), or simply the Dano-Golconda War (Danish: Dansk-Golcondanske Krig), was a brief...
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The Golconda School, located at Morrison and Fourth Sts. in Golconda, Nevada, is a historic building built in 1888. It includes vernacular Second Empire...
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Pradesh, India. It is thought to have produced many large diamonds, known as Golconda diamonds, several of which are or have been a part of crown jewels. The...
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