Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah

Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah (also transliterated in different ways) was the sixth ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India under the Qutb Shahi dynasty.

Muhammad Qutb Shah
Sixth Sultan of Qutb Shahi dynasty
Reign1611–1626
PredecessorMuhammad Quli Qutb Shah
SuccessorAbdullah Qutb Shah
Born1593
Died1626 (aged 32–33)
Burial
SpouseDaughter of Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Hayat Baksh Begum
Khurshid Bibi
IssueAbdullah Qutb Shah
Khadija Sultana (wife of Muhammad Adil Shah)[1]
Ibrahim Mirza
Sultan Quli Mirza
Mirza Kamal
HouseQutb Shahi dynasty
FatherMuhammad Amin
MotherKhanum Agha
Masoleum of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah in Hyderabad, India.
Muhammad Qutb Shah's tomb

He ruled from 1611 to 1625. He was the nephew and son-in-law of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, having married Muhammad's only daughter with Hayat Baksh Begum in 1607.

The first Qutb Shahi history was compiled during his reign. His son, Abdullah Qutub Shah, later became the Shah of Golconda.

Preceded by
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Qutb Shahi dynasty
15181687
Succeeded by
Abdullah Qutb Shah

References

  1. Islamic Culture: The Hyderabad Quarterly Review, Volumes 41-43 (1979), p. 66


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