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Golconda is a fortified citadel and ruined city located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparudra in the 11th century out of mud walls. [ 3 ]
Aurangzeb had surrounded Golconda Fort and alongside about 100 cannons began siege operations. In order to breach the granite walls of Golconda Fort, Firuz Jang was appointed to utilize the massive Rahban, Fateh Rahber and the cannon known as the Azhdaha-Paikar (python body). It had the ability to shoot cannonballs weighing over 50 kg.
According to reports from Golconda's capital Hyderabad, he also had the role of a gatekeeper, introducing foreign merchants to the sultan. The Golconda citadel, the seat of government and home of the ruling dynasty, served as the residence of Nizam al-Din Ahmad for a period. In 1658/59, he had a palace built for him in Hyderabad.
The Golconda diamondiferous region is located in the Southern Indian peninsular shield, [2] which was formed during the process of proterozoic and Insular India. [3] The region is spread over 50,000 km 2 (19,000 sq mi), within the sediments of the Krishna-Pennar river basin and Deccan Traps, [2] and contains 120 out of the 150 kimberlite pipes in India. [4]
The Golconda Historic District is a designated historic district in the Pope County, Illinois city of Golconda, along the banks of the Ohio River. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places , one of only three sites in Pope County to be on the Register.
These changes were similar to the changes that took place in Western forts with the advent of gunpowder, i.e. the lowering of walls, thickening of walls, further pushing out of bastions etc. [7] The construction of a citadel in the center and putting in more area between the citadel and the walls was characteristic of Muslim forts (influenced ...
The mosque and Golconda Fort were planned to be a larger planned city named Mohammed Nagar-( a new name given to Golconda by Sultan Quli Qutb Shah).It is the only mosque constructed during Bahmani reign in the form of Bahmani style of architecture in Hyderabad.The mosque consist of single dome over the entrance gateway, courtyard floor is paved with granite slabs, a large hall divided into ...
The map highlights Golconda. All cities and towns have native Telugu (Indian) names. Many of modern era names such as Hyderabad are not in this or other early maps that were published by European merchants, visitors and cartographers through the late 18th-century.