Abdullah Qutb Shah | |
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7th Sultan of Golconda | |
Reign | 1626–21 April 1672 |
Predecessor | Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah |
Successor | Abul Hasan Qutb Shah |
Born | 1614 |
Died | 21 April 1672 (aged 57–58) |
Issue | 3 daughters |
House | Qutb Shahi dynasty |
Father | Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah |
Mother | Hayat Bakshi Begum |
Religion | Shia Islam |
Abdullah Qutb Shah (also transliterated in different ways) was the seventh ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India under the Qutb Shahi dynasty. He ruled from 1626 to 1672.[1]
Abdullah, son of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah, was a polyglot, and a lover of poetry and music. He invited to his court and respected Kshetrayya, a famous lyric writer. Kshetrayya is known for his romantic poetry.[2]