
Quli Qutub Shah (1580-1611/12), the first poet in Urdu to have
a diivaan (poetry collection) was born in late sixteenth
century in Golconda. He was the founder of Hyderabad and
a versatile poet. Here is a ghazal of this legendary poet-king who
was also fond of Sanskrit and Telugi. Qutb Shah built Char Minar.
A scholar of Arabic and Persian, Quli was a romantic person. He had
married Bhagmati.
Friday, June 09, 2006
Quli Qutub Shah's ghazal
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2 comments:
what do u mean by Founder of Hyderabad dakan !! and where is it ? Golconda !! I heard it first time ?
Hyderabad, the City in India. He was the King who laid the foundation of Hyderabad in Southern India. Golconda is well-known place all over the world.
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