Sultanate of Golconda

Kingdom in Deccan India (1518–1687)

The Sultanate of Golconda (Persian: سلطان‌نشین گلکنده) was an early modern kingdom in southern India, ruled by the Persianate, Shia Islamic Qutb Shahi dynasty of Turkoman origin. After the decline of the Bahmani Sultanate, the Sultanate of Golconda was established in 1518 by Quli Qutb Shah, as one of the five Deccan sultanates. The kingdom covered parts of the modern-day Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and some parts of Odisha, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

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