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The ancient Golkonda Fort

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Golkonda Fort in the city of Hyderabad, India Built during Qutb Shahi Kingdom Golkonda also known as Golla konda (shepherd's hill) a ruined city of south-central India and capital of ancient Kingdom of Golkonda (c.1518?1687), is situated 11 km west of Hyderabad. The most important builder of Golkonda was Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah Wali, the fourth Qutub king of the Qutub Shahi Dynasty. Ibrahim was following in the spirit of his ancestors, the Qutub Shahi kings, a great family of builders who had ruled the kingdom of Golkonda from 1512. Their first capital, the fortress citadel of Golkonda, was rebuilt for defense from invading Mughals from the north. They laid out Golkonda's splendid monuments, now in ruins, and designed a perfect acoustical system by which a hand clap sounded at the fort's main gates, the grand portico, was heard at the top of the citadel, situated on a 300-foot (91 m)-high granite hill. This is one of the fascinating features of the fort. They ruled over most of present day Andhra Pradesh before the British Raj. After transferring Northern Circars to British, they ruled the Telangana region and some parts of present day Karnataka and Maharashtra. Read more here ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golkonda

Tags:	history india asia architecture fort orient golkonda hyderabad
Location:	Hyderabad
Category:	Overview
Recorded At:	November 30, -0001
Date Uploaded:	June 12, 2011