Golkonda Fort

An informative news appeared in Eenadu newspaper on 31-Oct-2012 about Golkonda.

 

Golkonda

India Old Postcard Fath Darwaza Golconda Fort Hyderabad

Vintage British Indian Picture Post Card. Fath Darwaza, Golconda Fort, Gate, Hyderabad.

Golkonda

The grass surrounding the Golcouda Fort

Golkonda

GOLCONDA

From The Earth and its Inhabitants by Elisee Reclus, D. Appleton and Company, 1884

View of Golconda from a Range of Rocks west of it, an aquatint by Sir Thomas Anburey, 1799

golconda fort 1880- tope

Near Golkonda

The goats running through the village. Look at Golkonda fort !

Golconda Fort

Photograph of the fort at Golconda, Andrea Pradesh, taken by Deen Dayal in the 1880s, from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of HH the Nizam's Dominions, Hyderabad, Deccan, 1892'. Golconda was a thriving commercial centre in the 13th and 14th centuries, but it was not until the 16th century that it became the capital and dynastic centre the Qutb Shahi dynasty (1512-1687). The fort, which pre-dates the 16th century, is situated on an isolated granite hill. The outer curtain wall of the fort is 4.8 km (3 miles) in circumference and incorporates a total of 87 bastions. Within this wall there is a second double wall which circles the town and an inner wall which encloses boulders and other natural landscape features. A number of notable buildings are situated at the fort including the Diwan's Palace and the Jami Masjid.

Distant view of City, Hyderabad

View looking over outlying buildings and palm groves towards the city of Hyderabad, Andrea Pradesh, photographed by Deen Dayal in the 1880s. This is from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of HH the Nizam's Dominions, Hyderabad, Deccan, 1892'. Hyderabad was founded beside the River Musi in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (r.1580-1612) as an alternative to his capital at Golconda. The town was laid out in a grid pattern with two main roads running east to west and north to south; the Char Minar, or Four Towers, sits at the intersection of these two roads. Nizam al-Mulk, entitled Asaf Jah (d. 1748), founded the Asafi Jahi dynasty in 1724. The rulers, known as the Nizams of Hyderabad, reigned until 1948.