The present situation of Qutub shahis art and architecture in Telangana state
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Qutb Shahi Architecture
Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs and Charminar, located in Hyderabad, are the landmarks that together symbolize the Qutb Shahi Dynasty (1518 A.D. to 1687 A.D.).
The city of Hyderabad served as the capital of the Qutb Shahis, the Asaf Jahi Nizams and is now the capital of the state of Telangana.
Qutb Shahi Islamic Sultanate was one of the five prominent dynasties that emerged in the Deccan following the downfall of the Bahmani Dynasty in 1518 A.D.
Seven rulers of the Dynasty ruled for 170 years and successfully resisted the Mughal attack till 1687 A.D. It was the last kingdom to be absorbed in the expanding Mughal Empire.
The monuments of the Qutb Shahi period represent different building typologies.
Golconda Fort
Golconda is a fortified citadel and an early capital city of the Qutb Shahi dynasty.
Within its stone fortifications that cover a length of over seven kilometres, the Golconda Fort envelopes a medieval Islamic settlement.
The historic structures range from military and defensive structures, mortuary baths, silos, mosques, gardens, residential quarters, pavilions and royal courts, showcasing the entire range of structures that catered to life in a medieval fortified town in India.
The fort at one point housed precious diamonds such as the Hope diamond, Nassak diamond, and the Koh-i-Noor diamond, one of India’s most precious gems.
Qutb Shahi Tombs
The tombs of Qutb Shahis are a mausoleum complex, a royal necropolis (cemetery) which comprises the tombs of the Royal family and the officials who faithfully served them and also mortuary bath and mosques.
The complex consists of 30 tombs, mosques and a mortuary bath. The Qutb Shahi tombs collectively constitute an outstanding example of an Indo-Muslim dynastic necropolis and is the most extensive and best epigraphically documented in all of India.
The tombs are graceful structures with intricately carved stonework. The tombs display a distinctive style, a mixture of Persian, Pathan and Hindu forms.
The material used for constructing these tombs was grey granite embellished with stucco (durable finish for exterior walls) ornamentation.
The tombs form a large cluster and stand on a raised platform. They are domed structures built on square bases surrounded by pointed arches.
Each tomb stands on a wide quadrangular terrace approached on all sides by flights of steps. The galleries of the smaller tombs are single storied while the larger ones are two storied.
Charminar
Charminar is a ceremonial Gateway built to celebrate the foundation of Hyderabad, a new Millennial City, in 1591 A.D.
Its date of construction that marks the beginning of the second Islamic millennium, an event that was widely celebrated in the Islamic world and therefore suggestive of Hyderabad being deliberately founded as a "Millennial" city.
It was the first monument in the world constructed using lime mortar and granite, it was only after its construction that the architects throughout the world recognised the strength of lime-mortar in raising huge structures.
It stands at the crossing of two arterial axes in the old city of Hyderabad and forms the symbolic fulcrum of the city, with its four gateways oriented towards the cardinal directions.
Charminar provided a point of origin and reference point for the planning grid that determined the layout of the city of Hyderabad.
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Qutub shahis art and architecture:
The Qutub Shahis belong to the Golconda dynasty in the Deccan. The dynasty was in existence from 1518 A.D to 1687 A.D . The city of Hyderabad is the capital of Qutub Shahis. They built many monumets in the city of Hyderabad in style of Indo-Islamic Architecture.
The Golconda fort, the Charminar, the Qutub Shahi tombs are the most outstanding architectural buildings of Qutub Shahi Architecture. The Golconda is a stone fortified citadel with a length of 7km. It is an early capital city of Qutub Shahis. It consisted of many gates, bastions, canals, gardens, military and religious structures.
Once upon a time, the fort had precious diamonds like the Kohinoor diamond, but at present, all these are in a state of lost condition and only the fort remains. The Charminar was built as a gateway to the city of Hyderabad which became the capital of Qutub Shahis. It was the first monument to be built with lime mortar and granite in the entire world.
The 4 minarets of the Charminar are a special attraction. At present, the Charminar lies at the centre of the city as the city has expanded, and the monuments is in a deteriorated condition and visitors are not allowed to enter into it.
The Qutub Shahi tombs is a complex of 30 tombs. These are domed structures built with grey granite and are in a good condition. All these monuments stand out as testimony to the glory of Qutub Shahi Architecture.
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