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Golconda, the Glossary

Golconda is a fortified citadel and ruined city located in the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.^[1]

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11th-century establishments in India
Archaeological sites in Telangana
Buildings on the Indian Archaeological Register
Cultural heritage of India
Forts in Telangana
Medieval Indian cities
Qutb Shahi architecture
Water Heritage Sites in India
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Abul Hasan Qutb Shah

Abul Hasan Qutb Shah, also known as Abul Hasan Tana Shah was the eighth and last ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, sovereign of the Kingdom of Golconda in South India.

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Acoustics

Acoustics is a branch of physics that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound.

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Adansonia

Adansonia is a genus made up of eight species of medium-to-large deciduous trees known as baobabs or adansonias.

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Afanasy Nikitin

Afanasy Nikitin (Афанасий Никитин; died 1475) was a Russian merchant from Tver and one of the first Europeans (after Niccolò de' Conti) to travel to and document his visit to India.

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Alina, regina di Golconda

Alina, regina di Golconda (Alina, Queen of Golconda) is an opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti.

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Aline, reine de Golconde (‘Aline, Queen of Golconda’) is an opera (ballet-héroïque) in three acts by Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny to a libretto by Michel-Jean Sedaine based on a story by Stanislas-Jean de Boufflers.

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All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See is a 2014 war novel by American author Anthony Doerr.

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Annexation of Hyderabad

The princely state of Hyderabad was annexed by India in September 1948 through a military operation code-named Operation Polo, which was dubbed a "police action". Golconda and Annexation of Hyderabad are history of Telangana.

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Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr is an American author of novels and short stories.

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Archaeological Survey of India

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country.

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Architecture of the Bahmani and Deccan Sultanates

Deccani architecture, particularly the architecture of the Bahmani and Deccan Sultanates, is the architecture of the Deccan Plateau, and is a regional variant of Indo-Islamic architecture.

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Asaf Jahi dynasty

The Asaf Jahi was a Muslim dynasty that ruled the Hyderabad State. Golconda and Asaf Jahi dynasty are history of Telangana.

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Aurangzeb

Muhi al-Din Muhammad (3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707), commonly known as italics, was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707.

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Bahmani Sultanate

The Bahmani Sultanate (سلطان‌نشین بهمنی) was a late medieval empire that ruled the Deccan Plateau in India.

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Bahmani–Vijayanagar War (1362–1367)

The Bahmani–Vijayanagar war, also known as the First Bahmani–Vijayanagar War, spanning from 1362 to 1367, was a significant period of conflict between the Bahmani Sultanate and the Vijayanagar empire in Deccan India during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Golconda and Bahmani–Vijayanagar War (1362–1367) are history of Telangana.

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Bonalu

Bonalu(Telugu: బోనాలు) is a traditional Hindu festival centered on the Goddess Mahakali from Telangana.

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Building

A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory.

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Cannon

A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant.

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Charminar

The Charminar is a monument located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Golconda and Charminar are buildings on the Indian Archaeological Register, cultural heritage of India, Hyderabad State, Qutb Shahi architecture and world Heritage Tentative List for India.

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Circumference

In geometry, the circumference (from Latin circumferens, meaning "carrying around") is the perimeter of a circle or ellipse.

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Daria-i-Noor

The Daria-i-Noor (lit or 'Ocean of Light'), also spelled Darya-ye Noor, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing an estimated 182 carats (36 g).

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Dome

A dome is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere.

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Drawbridge

A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of moveable bridge typically at the entrance to a castle or tower surrounded by a moat.

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Fortification

A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.

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François-Adrien Boieldieu

François-Adrien Boieldieu (also) (16 December 1775 – 8 October 1834) was a French composer, mainly of operas, often called "the French Mozart".

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Gaetano Donizetti

Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer, best known for his almost 70 operas.

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Ganapati (Kakatiya dynasty)

Ganapati-deva (r.) was the longest reigning monarch of the Kakatiya dynasty of southern India.

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Golconda (Magritte)

Golconda (Golconde) is an oil painting on canvas by Belgian surrealist René Magritte, painted in 1953.

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Golconda diamonds

Golconda diamonds are mined in the Godavari-Krishna delta region of Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Golconda, Illinois

Golconda is a city in and the county seat of Pope County, Illinois, United States, located along the Ohio River.

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Golconda, Nevada

Golconda is a census-designated place in southeastern Humboldt County, Nevada, United States.

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Henri-Montan Berton

Henri-Montan Berton (17 September 1767 – 22 April 1844) was a French composer, teacher, and writer, mostly known as a composer of operas for the Opéra-Comique.

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Hilltop castle

A hilltop castle is a type of hill castle that was built on the summit of a hill or mountain.

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History of Hyderabad

Hyderabad was the capital of the Indian states of Telangana. Golconda and History of Hyderabad are history of Telangana and Hyderabad State.

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Hope Diamond

The Hope Diamond is a diamond that has been famed for its great size since the 18th century.

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Hyderabad

Hyderabad (ISO) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. Golconda and Hyderabad are former capital cities in India.

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Hyderabad Golf Club

The Hyderabad Golf club is an 18-hole golf course located in a historic setting in and around Golconda Fort.

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Hyderabad State

Hyderabad State or Hyderabad Deccan was a kingdom, country, and princely state in the Deccan with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. Golconda and Hyderabad State are history of Telangana.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian

Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians or Indian-Trinidadians and Tobagonians are people of Indian origin who are nationals of Trinidad and Tobago, whose ancestors came from India and the wider subcontinent beginning in 1845 during the period of colonization.

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John Keats

John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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Kakatiya dynasty

The Kakatiya dynasty (IAST: Kākatīya) was a Telugu dynasty that ruled most of eastern Deccan region in present-day India between 12th and 14th centuries. Golconda and Kakatiya dynasty are history of Telangana.

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Koh-i-Noor

The paren), also spelled Koh-e-Noor, Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing. It is part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The diamond is currently set in the Crown of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. There are multiple conflicting legends on the origin of the diamond.

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Kollur Mine

Kollur Mine was a series of gravel-clay pits on the south bank of the Krishna River in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Kollur, Guntur district

Kollur is a village in Bapatla district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Krishna district

Krishna district is a district in the coastal Andhra Region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters.

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La Bayadère

La Bayadère ("the temple dancer") (ru. «Баядерка», Bayaderka) is an 1877 ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by the French choreographer Marius Petipa to music by Ludwig Minkus and libretto by.

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List of Bahmani Sultans

The Bahmani Sultanate (c. 1347–1527) was a Muslim empire that ruled the Deccan Plateau in Southern India.

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Mohammed Shah I

Mohammed Shah I (reigned 1358–1375) was the second ruler of the Bahmani Sultanate, a late medieval kingdom of India.

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Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia.

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Musunuri Nayakas

The Musunuri Nayakas were a ruling family of 14th-century South India who were briefly significant in the region of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

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Naya Qila

Naya Qila ("New Fort", also spelled Naya Quila) is an extended portion of Golkonda Fort in Hyderabad, India. Golconda and Naya Qila are former capital cities in India, history of Telangana and Qutb Shahi architecture.

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Nevada

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.

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Nizam of Hyderabad

Nizam of Hyderabad was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad State (part of the Indian state of Telangana, the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka). Golconda and Nizam of Hyderabad are history of Telangana.

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Noor-ul-Ain

The Noor-ul-Ain (lit) is one of the largest pink diamonds in the world, and the centre piece of the tiara of the same name.

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Outpost (military)

A military outpost is detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main force or formation, usually at a station in a remote or sparsely populated location, positioned to stand guard against unauthorized intrusions and surprise attacks, serving as the first line of defense.

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Paritala

Paritala is a village in the NTR district of the state of Andhra Pradesh, South India.

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Patrick O'Brian

Patrick O'Brian (12 December 1914 – 2 January 2000), born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of sea novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, and centred on the friendship of the English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen Maturin.

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Pavilion

In architecture, pavilion has several meanings;.

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Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny

Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny (–) was a French composer and a member of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts (1813).

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Prataparudra

Pratāparudra (r. c. 1289–1323), also known as Rudradeva II, was the last monarch of the Kakatiya dynasty of India.

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Princie Diamond

The Princie Diamond is an approximately 34.65 carat cushion-cut fancy intense pink diamond discovered 300 years ago in the Golconda mines.

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Quli Qutb Shah

Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk, more often though less correctly referred to in English as Quli Qutb Shah (1485–1543), was the founder of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, which ruled the Sultanate of Golconda in southern India from 1518 to 1687. Golconda and Quli Qutb Shah are Hyderabad State.

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Qutb Shahi tombs

The Qutub Shahi Tombs are located in the Ibrahim Bagh (garden precinct), close to the famous Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, India. Golconda and Qutb Shahi tombs are Qutb Shahi architecture and world Heritage Tentative List for India.

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Regent Diamond

The Regent Diamond is a diamond owned by the French state and on display in the Louvre, worth £48,000,000.

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Regiment of Artillery (India)

The Regiment of Artillery is a combat/fighting arm of the Indian Army, which provides massive firepower during all ground operations of the Indian Army.

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Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.

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René Magritte

René François Ghislain Magritte (21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation.

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Romanisation of Telugu

There are several systems for romanisation of the Telugu script.

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Russell Conwell

Russell Herman Conwell (February 15, 1843 – December 6, 1925) was an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, author, lawyer, and writer.

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Siege of Golconda

The siege of Golconda was a siege of Golconda Fort between the Qutb Shahi dynasty and the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, occurring in January 1687, lasting 8 months. Golconda and siege of Golconda are history of Telangana.

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Stanislas de Boufflers

Stanislas Jean, chevalier de Boufflers (31 May 1738, Nancy – 18 January 1815) was a French statesman and writer.

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Sultanate of Golconda

The Sultanate of Golconda (Persian:; Urdu) was an early modern kingdom in southern India, ruled by the Persianate Shia Islamic Qutb Shahi dynasty of Turkoman origin. Golconda and Sultanate of Golconda are history of Telangana.

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Taramati Baradari

Taramati Baradari is a historical sarai as part of Ibrahim Bagh, a Persian style garden built during the reign of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah, the fourth Sultan of Golconda. Golconda and Taramati Baradari are Qutb Shahi architecture.

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Telangana

Telangana (ISO) is a state in India situated in the southern-central part of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau.

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Telugu language

Telugu (తెలుగు|) is a Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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The Queen of Golconda

Drottningen av Golconda (The Queen of Golconda) is a three-act romantic opera by Franz Berwald, begun in 1863.

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The Surgeon's Mate

The Surgeon's Mate is the seventh historical novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series written by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1980.

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The Times of India

The Times of India, also known by its abbreviation TOI, is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group.

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Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golconda

Also known as Golconda Fort, Golconda hyderabad, Golkonda, Golkonda Fort, Golkunda Fort, Golla Konda.

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See also

11th-century establishments in India

Archaeological sites in Telangana

Buildings on the Indian Archaeological Register

Cultural heritage of India

Forts in Telangana

Medieval Indian cities

Qutb Shahi architecture

Water Heritage Sites in India

World Heritage Tentative List for India

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