- Abdullah Qutb Shah
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name = Abdullah Qutb Shah
title = The Seventh sultan ofQutb Shahi dynasty
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predecessor =Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah
successor =Abul Hasan Qutb Shah
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father =Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah
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place of burial= |Abdullah Qutb Shah (also
transliterated in different ways) was the seventh ruler of the kingdom ofGolconda in southernIndia under theQutb Shahi dynasty . He ruled from 1626 to 1672.Abdullah, son of
Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah , was a polyglot, and a lover ofpoetry andmusic . He invited to his court and respectedKshetrayya , a famous lyric writer. Kshetrayya is known for his sexually explicit poetry.His reign was full of sorrow and trouble.
Aurangzeb under the command fromShah Jahan took over Hyderabad by surprise and restricted Abdullah within theGolconda fort. Abdullah worked hard to negotiate reasonable terms of surrender but theMughals forced him into accepting severe conditions. This unhappy monarch died in 1672 and was succeeded by his son-in-law,Abul Hasan Qutb Shah .[http://www.flickr.com/photos/bussireddy/2182891477/ *Tomb of Abdullah Qutb Shah.]
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