Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

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founder of city historical figure patron of the arts poet ruler

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah was a late 16th-century ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty in the Deccan, renowned as a patron of architecture and literature and the founder of the city of Hyderabad in India.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	founder of city → historical figure → patron of the arts → poet → ruler →
architecturalStylePromoted	Deccani architectural style → Indo-Islamic architecture →
associatedWith	Charminar → Hussain Sagar Lake (development and embellishment) → Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad →
birthPlace	Golkonda →
burialPlace	Qutb Shahi tombs, Hyderabad →
capitalMovedTo	Hyderabad NERFINISHED →
country	Qutb Shahi Sultanate →
culturalSphere	Deccan Sultanates →
deathPlace	Hyderabad NERFINISHED →
dynasty	Qutb Shahi dynasty →
era	early 17th century → late 16th century →
founded	Charminar (as a monument and city centerpiece) → Hyderabad NERFINISHED →
influenced	development of Dakhni Urdu literature → urban culture of Hyderabad →
knownFor	founding the city of Hyderabad → patronage of architecture → patronage of literature → poetry in Dakhni Urdu → promotion of Persian culture at his court →
languageUsed	Dakhni → Persian → Telugu →
locatedInTime	Mughal era India →
memberOf	Qutb Shahi dynasty →
notableWork	Dakhni Urdu ghazals → Dakhni Urdu masnavis →
patronOf	Dakhni poets → Persian poets → Sufi scholars → architects →
positionHeld	Sultan of Golkonda → fifth ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty →
predecessor	Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah →
region	Deccan →
reignEnd	early 17th century →
reignStart	1580s →
religion	Islam →
spouse	Bhagmati (traditionally associated, historically debated) →
successor	Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah →
territoryRuled	Golkonda Sultanate and surrounding Deccan regions →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charminar →	builtBy
Hyderabad →	foundedBy
Qutb Shahi dynasty →	hasRuler