Subhan Quli Qutb Shah

Subhan Quli Qutb Shah (1543–1550) was 7 years old, when he became Sultan of

Golconda Golconda is a fortified citadel and ruined city located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparudra in the 11th century out of mud walls. It was ceded to the Bahmani ...

, after the death of his father Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah, in 1550. Saif Khan, also known as ''Ainul Mulk'', was sent from

Ahmednagar Ahmednagar, officially Ahilyanagar, is a city in, and the headquarters of, the Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. Ahmednagar has several dozen buildings and sites from the Nizam Shahi period. Ahmednagar Fort, once considered almost impre ...

for the performance of duties of

regent In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...

during the boy's development. But Jamsheed's younger brother Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah returned from

Vijayanagara Vijayanagara () is a city located in Vijayanagara district of Karnataka state in India.Vijayanagara

to Golconda, and ascended the throne. Subhan was deposed, and died of illness or was murdered in the same year.

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1543 births 1550 deaths Sultans of Golconda Monarchs deposed as children Sons of sultans {{India-royal-stub