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Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

1565 - 1612

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Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (4 April 1565 – 11 January 1612) was the fifth sultan of the Sultanate of Golconda and founder of the city of Hyderabad. He built its architectural centrepiece, the Charminar. He was an able administrator and his reign is considered one of the high points of the Qutb Shahi dynasty. He ascended to the throne in 1580 at the age of 15 and ruled for 31 years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah is the 427th most popular architect (down from 368th in 2019), the 661st most popular biography from India (down from 522nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah ranks 427 out of 518Before him are Frederick Catherwood, Enric Miralles, Ventura Rodríguez, Hermann Bollé, Momik, and Alessandro Antonelli. After him are Ernő Goldfinger, Toros Toramanian, Massimiliano Fuksas, James of Saint George, Wivi Lönn, and Josef Gočár.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1565, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah ranks 17Before him are Francesc Ribalta, Peter Fourier, Ketevan the Martyr, Jacob de Gheyn II, Alessandro Tassoni, and Nicolò Longobardo.  Among people deceased in 1612, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah ranks 30Before him are Konoe Sakihisa, Giulio Cesare Polerio, Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow, Juan de la Cueva, Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo, and John Gerard.

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In India

Among people born in India, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah ranks 661 out of 1,861Before him are Kamala Surayya (1934), Manna Dey (1919), Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939), Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884), Fauja Singh (1911), and Indira Nath (1938). After him are Dia Mirza (1981), Fathima Beevi (1927), Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886), Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911), Dharamvir Bharati (1926), and Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (1903).

Among ARCHITECTS In India

Among architects born in India, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah ranks 2Before him are B. V. Doshi (1927). After him are Charles Correa (1930).