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BRIEF HISTORY OF DECCAN SULTANATES - QUTUB SHAHI DYNASTY - GOLCONDA SULTANATE AND THEIR COINAGE





















Brief History of Qutub Shahi Dynasty- Golconda Sultanate And Their Coinage


Introduction


        The Qutb Shahi dynasty (Persianسلطنت قطب شاهی‎) was a Shia Muslim Turkoman  dynasty, purportedly related to the Kara Koyunlu dynasty of Azerbaijan that initially patronized Persianate culture. Its members were collectively called the Qutub Shahis and were the ruling family of the kingdom of Golkonda in modern-day India. The Golconda sultanate was constantly in conflict with the Adil Shahis and Nizam Shahis. In 1636, Shah Jahan forced the Qutb Shahis to recognize Mughal suzerainty,which lasted until 1687 when the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb conquered the Golcondan sultanate.




Brief History of Golconda Sultanate

          The dynasty's founder, Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk, migrated to Delhi with his uncle, Allah-Quli, some of his relatives and friends in the beginning of the 16th century. Later he migrated south, to the Deccan and served the Bahmani sultanMohammad Shah. He conquered Golconda, after the disintegration of the Bahmani Kingdom into the five Deccan sultanates.[6] Soon after, he declared independence from the Bahmani Sultanate, took the title Qutub Shah, and established the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golconda. He was later assassinated in 1543 by his son, Jamsheed, who assumed the sultanate. He later died in 1550 from cancer.  Jamsheed's young son reigned for a year, at which time the nobility brought back and installed Ibrahim Quli as sultan. During the reign of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, relations between Hindus and Muslims were strengthened, even to the point of Hindus resuming their religious festivals like Diwali and Holi. Some Hindus rose to prominence in the Qutb Shahi state, the most important example being the ministers Madanna and Akkanna.
          Golconda, and with the construction of the Char Minar, later Hyderabad served as capitals of the sultanate, and both cities were embellished by the Qutb Shahi sultans. The dynasty ruled Golconda for 171 years, until the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb conquered the Deccan in 1687.

The Rulers of Qutub Shahi Dynasty

The seven sultans in the dynasty were:
  1. Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk (1518–1543)
  2. Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah (1543–1550)
  3. Subhan Quli Qutb Shah (1550)
  4. Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah (1550–1580)
  5. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1580–1612)
  6. Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah (1612–1626)
  7. Abdullah Qutb Shah (1626–1672)
  8. Abul Hasan Qutb Shah (1672–1689)

The Coinage of Golconda Sultanate

Sultan Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah (AD 1543 - 1550) was the first Sultan to Issue coins of Golconda Sultanate. They generally followed the pattern of Bahmani Sultanate Coins (Their predecessors). After 1636, when Emperor Shahjahan forced the Qutub Shahis to recognise the Mughal Suzerainty, Golconda Sultanate started minting Mughal coins also, till the capture of Golconda Fort by Aurangzeb in the year 1687, thus ending the Rule of Golconda Sultanate

Some Examples of Golconda Coins

























































Note:- The information about the subject has been Extracted from Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia and various sites on the subject.

GOLKUNDA SULTANATE

GOLKUNDA SULTANATE

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SULTANATE
(Southern India)
7-GOLKUNDA SULTANATE
(Qutb Shahi)
A.H 895-1098 / A.D 1489-1687 (203 YEARS )
GOLKUNDA SULTANATE
The names of those sultans for whom coins are known ( * coin in collection)
1- Jamshid Qutb Shah AH 950 – 957 / AD 1543 – 1550
2- Subhan Qutb Shah AH 957/ AD 1550
3- Ibrahim Qutb Shah AH 957 – 988 / AD 1550 – 1580
4- Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah AH 988 – 1020 / AD 1580 – 1611
5- Muhammad Qutb Shah AH 1020 – 1035 / AD 1611 – 1626
6-* Abd Allah Qutb Shah AH 1035 – 1083 / AD 1626 – 1672
7-* Abu’l Hasan Qutb Shah AH 1083 – 1098 / AD 1672 – 1687
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Map of Golkunda Sultanate
GOLKUNDA SULTANATE
When Bahmani ruler’s sovereign power was seized, after A.D 1518 the sultanate broke up into five states, By provincial governors, and founded new dynasties and sultanate, one of it Golkunda. The last fifth one dynasty was Imad Shahi of Berar (its coins not yet found.)
The Qutb Shahi sultanate developed from the disintegration of the Bahmani kingdom. Its founder was Sultan Quli, who came to the Bahmani court from Hamadan in Persia during the reign of Mhmud Shah. In A.D1496 he was appointed governor of Tilangana with the title Qutb al-Mulk, he also became responsible for the provinces of Golkonda and Warangal. He became independent in all but name. He remained loyal to Mahmud Shah as long as the latter lived, but upon his death, in A.D 1518, Qutb al-Mulk declared his independence. He made Golkonda his capital and renamed it Muhammadabad. Any coin struck at Golkonda must have continued quoting the name of Bahmani sultans, as no coins have been found with his own name.
Sultan Quli Qutb Shah had grown very old, when in A.D1543, his second surviving son, Jamsheed had him assassinated. Jamsheed is the first Sultan of Golkonda to have issued coins.
Aurangzeb could not tolerate the existence of Golkonda and keen to annex it. Golkonda fell to the Mughal in A.D 1687 (A.H 1098), Aurangzeb succeeded in capturing the fort of Golkona and king Abul Hasan Qutb Shah. State fell into the end.

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CHARMINAR
Charminar
FACTS & FIGURES

Built in: 1591 AD 
Built by: Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah (1580-1612) Golkunda Sultanate. 
Location : In the city Hyderabad (State Andhra Pradesh)
(1) ABDULLAH QUTUB SHAH
(S/o King Muhammad Qutb Shah)
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7-Golkunda Sultanate, Abdullah Qutb Shah /Coin-1
Ruler : Abdullah Qutb Shah
Year : A.H 1035-1083 / A.D 1626 – 1672
Denomination: 1/2 FALUS,       Metal: Copper
Mint : Hyderabad Dar-us-sultanat,
Reference: Rajgor. 2028, Goron-Q.61, 7.7-8 g
Rarity : SCARCE
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7-Golkunda Sultanate, Abdullah Qutb Shah /Coin-2
Year : A.H 1035-1083 / A.D 1626 – 1672
Denomination: 2/3 FALUS,        Metal: Copper
Date : Frozen date 1068 AH
Mint : Hyderabad Dar-us-sultana
Reference: Rajgor. 2043, Goron-Q.74, 6.8-7 g
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7-Golkunda Sultanate, Abdullah Qutb Shah /Coin-3
Ruler : Abdullah Qutb Shah
Year : A.H 1035-1083 / A.D 1626 – 1672
Denomination: FALUS,        Metal: Copper
Mint : Hyderabad Dar-us-sultanat
Reference: Rajgor. 2045, Goron-Q.70, 11-12 g
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7-Golkunda Sultanate, Abdullah Qutb Shah /Coin-4
Ruler : Abdullah Qutb Shah
Year : A.H 1035-1083 / A.D 1626 – 1672
Denomination: FALUS,          Metal: Copper
Mint : Hyderabad Dar-us-sultanat
Reference: Rajgor. 2049, Goron-Q.73, 10-11 g
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7-Golkunda Sultanate, Abdullah Qutb Shah /Coin-5
Ruler : Abdullah Qutb Shah
Year : A.H 1035-1083 / A.D 1626 – 1672
Denomination: FALUS,              Metal: Copper
Date : Frozen date 1068 AH
Mint : Hyderabad Dar-us-sultanat
Reference: Same as above but lighter
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7-Golkunda Sultanate, Abdullah Qutb Shah /Coin-6
Ruler : Abdullah Qutb Shah
Year : A.H 1035-1083 / A.D 1626 – 1672
Denomination: HALF FALUS,             Metal: Copper
Mint : Hyderabad Dar-us-sultanat
Reference: Goron-Q.62, 6.1 g
Rarity : RARE
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(2) ABUL HASAN QUTB SHAH (Tana Shah)
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A manuscript depicting the painting of Abul Hasan Qutb Shah the last ruler of the Golkonda Sultanate.

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7-Golkunda Sultanate, Abul Hasan Qutb Shah /Coin-1
Ruler : Abul Hsan Qutb Shah
Year : A.H 1083-1098 / A.D 1672-1687
Denomination: FALUS,      Metal: Copper
Date : 1095 A.H
Reference: Rajgor. 2056, Goron-Q75, 10-11 g
Rarity : SCARCE
* * * * * * * * * *

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7-Golkunda Sultanate, Abul Hasan Qutb Shah /Coin-2
Ruler : Abul Hsan Qutb Shah
Year : A.H 1083-1098 / A.D 1672-1687
Denomination: 2/3 FALUS,        Metal: Copper
Date : 1095 A.H
Reference: Same as above but square

THE IMAGE OF SALADIN ENTHRONED


THE IMAGE OF SALADIN ENTHRONED?12869. ISLAMIC, SALADIN. Ayyubids. Egypt. al-Nasir I Salah al-Din Yusuf (Saladin). AH 564-589 / AD 1169-1193. AE Dirhem (30mm, 13.32 g,
3h). Unlisted (Mayyafariqin[?]) mint. Dated AH 586 (AD 1215/6). Male enthroned facing, holding globus; name and titles of al-Nasir I Salah al-Din Yusuf (Saladin) in outer margin / Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in three lines; partial mint formula and AH in outer margins. Whelan Type III, 258-60; Balog, Ayyubids 182; Album 791.4. Possibly an image of the great Saladin though this is not certain. VF, brown patina. Provenance: From the Warden Family Collection, one of the finest and most extensive collections of Turkoman style coins.
Saladin was the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. A Muslim of Kurdish origin, Saladin led the Muslim opposition to the European Crusaders in the Levant. He is well known in the west from his battles and relationship with Richard the Lionheart of England. At the height of his power, his sultanate included Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Hejaz, Yemen, and other parts of North Africa.