Qutb Shahi tomb complex

About Qutb Shahi tomb complex:

• It was built by the Qutb Shahi dynasty that ruled the region from 1518 A.D. to 1687 A.D.
• This complex is located in - Ibrahim bagh in Hyderabad.
• It consists of 30 tombs, mosques and a mortuary bath. The tombs belong to the rulers of the Qutb Shahi Dynasty.
• It is a 500-year-old cluster of grand mausoleums, idgah, graves, funerary mosques, a hammam (bath), and baolis (stepwells). 
• Architecture style:
  • It collectively constitutes an outstanding example of an Indo-Muslim dynastic necropolis.
  • These tombs are present in a large group on a raised platform. They resemble Persian, Pathan and Hindu architectural styles that make use of grey granite, with stucco ornamentation and is a one-of-its-kind place in the world where the whole dynasty is buried at a single spot.
  • They lie amidst beautifully landscaped gardens with intricately carved stonework.

Key facts about Qutb Shahi dynasty

• It ruled the kingdom of Golcondain the southeastern region of Deccan. It was one of the five successor states of the Bahmanī kingdom.
• Its founder was Qulī Quṭb Shah, a Turkish governor of the Bahmanī region.
• Time period: 1518–1687
• Quṭb Shah declared his independence in 1518 and moved his capital to Golconda.
• Towards the end of the century, Muḥammad Qulī Quṭb Shah built a new capital at Hyderabad.
• The kingdom stretched from the Godavari river in the north, sharing a border with Tamil Nadu to the south, Bijapur to the west, and the Bay of Bengal to the east.