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Qutb Shahis (1518 -1687)

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · History

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1. Origin and Rulers of the Qutb Shahi Dynasty

  • The Qutb Shahis were one of the five Deccan Sultanates that emerged after the breakup of the Bahmani Kingdom in 1347.
  • Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk founded the Qutb Shahi dynasty in 1518 after serving as Tarafdar of Telangana.
  • They ruled from Golconda and were known as 'Andhra Sultans' for integrating with local Telugu culture.
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2. Administration under the Qutb Shahis

  • The king held supreme power and was assisted by a council called Majlis-e-Diwandari.
  • The Prime Minister was known as Peshwa, and there were 12 ministers called Wazirs.
  • The kingdom was divided into 6 Tarafs, each headed by a Tarafdar.
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3. Economy, Trade, and Infrastructure

  • Land tax was the main source of income; collected via the Guttapaddhati system.
  • Machilipatnam was a major port for foreign trade, especially with the British and Dutch.
  • Iron industry flourished in Nirmal and Nizamabad; Golconda was famous for diamond mines.
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4. Culture, Literature, and Architecture

  • Persian was the official language; Urdu developed significantly during Abdullah Qutb Shah’s reign.
  • Muhammad Quli was a poet and wrote in Urdu; his court encouraged multilingual literature.
  • Telugu literature flourished — poets like Kshetrayya, Ponnaganti Telaganacharya, and Kandukuri Rudrakavi.

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Founding of DynastyRulers and SuccessionAdministrationEconomy and TradeCulture and SocietyArt, Architecture and Urban DevelopmentDecline and Mughal Conquest

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