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EARLY DAYS

A Muslim from Turkmenistan , Quli Qutb Mulk migrated to Delhi with some of his relatives and friends in the beginning of the 16th Century . Later he migrated south to Deccan and served Bahmani Sultan Mohammad Shah .


ESTABLISHING GOLCONDA

He conquered Golconda and became the Governor of Telangana in 1518 .


SETTING UP QUTB SHAHI SULTANTE

After the disintegration of the Bahmani Sultanate into the five Deccan Sultanates , he declared independence and took title Qutb Shah, and established '''Qutb Shahi dynasty''' of Golconda.


EXTENSION OF SULTANATE

Quli Qutb Mulk was a contemporary of Krishnadevaraya and Achyutaraya of the Vijayanagara Empire . Quli extended his rule by capturing forts at Warnagal , Kondapalli , Eluru , and Rajamundry , while Krishnadevaraya was busy fighting the ruler of Orissa . He defeated Sitapati Raju (known as Shitab Khan), the ruler of Khammam , and captured the fort. He forced Orissa's ruler to surrender all the territories between the mouths of Krishna and Godavari River s. He was able to occupy Eluru , Rajamundry and Machilipatnam extending his rule to coastal Andhra . Quli's campaign against Krishnadevaraya continued until Timmarusu , the Prime Minister of Krishnadevaraya, defeated the Golconda army.


PATRON OF TELUGU LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE

Though, Telugu was not his mother tongue, Quli learned Telugu Language . He did not discriminate against Hindus but employed eligible Hindus in his court as governors and officers. He was a patron of the arts, and his dynasty became known for this.


DEATH AND SUCCESSION

Sultan Quli Qutb Mulk died in 1543 when his younger son, Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah , assassinated him and blinded Kuli's elder son and heir, Kutbuddeen . Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah then assumed the throne.