Rulers
The Qutub Shahi rulers were great builders and patrons of learning. They not only patronized the Persian culture but also the regional culture of the Deccan, symbolized by the Telugu language and the newly developed Deccani idiom of Urdu. The main part of Golconda State was Telangana. Although Telugu was not their mother tongue, the Golconda rulers learned Telugu. Golconda and later Hyderabad served as capitals of the sultanate, and both cities were embellished by the Qutb Shahi sultans. The seven sultans in the dynasty were:
- Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk (1518–1543)
- Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah (1543–1550)
- Subhan Quli Qutb Shah (1550)
- Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah (1550–1580)
- Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1580–1611)
- Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah (1611–1625)
- Abdullah Qutb Shah (1625–1672)
- Abul Hasan Qutb Shah (1672–1689)
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