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Quli Qutb Mulk

c. 1470–1543 · 16th century · Also known as Sultan Quli, Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk

Quli Qutb Mulk, known as Sultan Quli, was a Turkmen noble from Hamadan who became governor of Telangana for the Bahmani Sultanate. As Bahmani power collapsed he became independent in 1518, founding the Qutb Shahi dynasty and the Golconda Sultanate, and fortified Golconda. He was murdered at the instigation of his son Jamsheed in 1543.

Quli Qutb Mulk
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Golconda Sultanate

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Quli Qutb Mulk. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/quli-qutb-mulk
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