Subhan Quli Qutb Shah (1543–1550) was 7 years old, when he became Sultan of
Golconda
Fort (Telugu: గోల్కొండ, romanized: ''Gōlkōnḍa'') is a historic fortress and ruined city located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was originally called Mankal. The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparu ...
, after the death of his father
Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah, in 1550.
Saif Khan
Saif ( ar, سيف, links=no) is an Arabic name that means ''sword'' or ''scimitar''. also, it means the protector of something''.
Saif , SAIF, or Seif may also refer to:
Military
* Arab sword, an Arabian sword of pre-Islamic origin
*Scimitar, a ...
, also known as ''Ainul Mulk'', was sent from
Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar (), is a city located in the Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 114 km from Aurangabad. Ahmednagar takes its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I, who founded the town in 1494 ...
for the performance of duties of
regent during the boy's development. But Jamsheed's younger brother
Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah
Ibrahim Qutb Shah Wali (1518 – 5 June 1580), also known by his Telugu names Malki BhaRama and Ibharama Cakravarti, was the fourth ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India. He was the first of the Qutb Shahi dynasty to use the ...
returned from
Vijayanagara to Golconda, and ascended the throne. Subhan was deposed, and died of illness or was murdered in the same year.
External links
Institute of Oriental culture, University of Tokyo feature
1543 births
1550 deaths
Telugu people
Qutb Shahi dynasty
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