The 13th century Golkonda Fort was built by the Hindu Kakatiya kings.
The Kakatiya’s ascent to power can be traced to the reign of the Western Chalukyas.
Kakartya Gundyana, a subordinate of the Eastern Chalukyan monarch,
Amma II (945 CE-970 CE), established the Kakatiya dynasty.
The dynasty's name comes either from its association with a town known as Kakatipura
(since the kings bore the title “Kakatipuravallabha”) or from their worship of a goddess called Kakati.
A temple dedicated to goddess Kakatamma exists in Warangal so Kakatipura could be another name for Warangal itself.
Kakatiyas' ancestors belonged to the Durjaya family.
In the 16th century, Golkonda was the capital and fortress city of the Qutb Shahi kingdom, near Hyderabad.
The city was home to one of the most powerful Muslim sultanates in the region and was the center of a flourishing diamond trade.
Golkonda was located 11 km west of the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state, India (location 17°23′00″N 78°24′15″E).
According to a legend, the fort derives its name from Golla conda, which is a Telugu word for Shepherd's Hill.
It is believed that a shepherd boy came across an idol on the hill. This led to the construction of a mud fort by the then Kakatiya dynasty ruler of the kingdom around the site.
The city and fortress are built on a granite hill that is 120 meters (400 ft) high and is surrounded by massive crenelated ramparts. The beginnings of the fort date to 1143, when the Hindu Kakatiya dynasty ruled the area.
The Kakatiya dynasty were followed by the state of Warangal, which was later conquered by the Islamic Bahmani Sultanat. The fort became the capital of a major province in the Sultanate and after its collapse the capitalof the Qutb Shahi kings. The fort finally fell into ruins after a siege and its fall to Mughal emperor Aurangazeb.
After the collapse of the Bahmani Sultanat, Golkonda rose to prominence as the seat of the Qutb Shahi dynasty around 1507.
Over a period of 62 years the mud fort was expanded by the first three Qutb Shahi kings into a massive fort of granite,
extending around 5 km in circumference. It remained the capital of the Qutb Shahi dynasty until 1590 when the capital was
shifted to Hyderabad. The Qutb Shahis expanded the fort, whose 7 km outer wall enclosed the city. The state became a focal
point for Shia Islam in India, for instance in the 17th century Bahraini clerics, Sheikh Ja`far bin Kamal al-Din and Sheikh
Salih Al-Karzakani both emigrated to Golkonda.[4]
The Qutb Shahi sultanate lasted until its conquest by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1687. The fortress held out against
Aurangzeb for nine months, falling to the Mughals through treachery.
Kancharla Gopanna, popularly known as Bhaktha Ramadaasu, a devout Hindu who constructed Bhadrachalm temple without
informing the sultan at that time Tana Shah, was kept in a jail located inside the fort. Bhadrachala Ramadas
The Kakatiya’s ascent to power can be traced to the reign of the Western Chalukyas.
Kakartya Gundyana, a subordinate of the Eastern Chalukyan monarch,
Amma II (945 CE-970 CE), established the Kakatiya dynasty.
The dynasty's name comes either from its association with a town known as Kakatipura
(since the kings bore the title “Kakatipuravallabha”) or from their worship of a goddess called Kakati.
A temple dedicated to goddess Kakatamma exists in Warangal so Kakatipura could be another name for Warangal itself.
Kakatiyas' ancestors belonged to the Durjaya family.
In the 16th century, Golkonda was the capital and fortress city of the Qutb Shahi kingdom, near Hyderabad.
The city was home to one of the most powerful Muslim sultanates in the region and was the center of a flourishing diamond trade.
Golkonda was located 11 km west of the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state, India (location 17°23′00″N 78°24′15″E).
According to a legend, the fort derives its name from Golla conda, which is a Telugu word for Shepherd's Hill.
It is believed that a shepherd boy came across an idol on the hill. This led to the construction of a mud fort by the then Kakatiya dynasty ruler of the kingdom around the site.
The city and fortress are built on a granite hill that is 120 meters (400 ft) high and is surrounded by massive crenelated ramparts. The beginnings of the fort date to 1143, when the Hindu Kakatiya dynasty ruled the area.
The Kakatiya dynasty were followed by the state of Warangal, which was later conquered by the Islamic Bahmani Sultanat. The fort became the capital of a major province in the Sultanate and after its collapse the capitalof the Qutb Shahi kings. The fort finally fell into ruins after a siege and its fall to Mughal emperor Aurangazeb.
After the collapse of the Bahmani Sultanat, Golkonda rose to prominence as the seat of the Qutb Shahi dynasty around 1507.
Over a period of 62 years the mud fort was expanded by the first three Qutb Shahi kings into a massive fort of granite,
extending around 5 km in circumference. It remained the capital of the Qutb Shahi dynasty until 1590 when the capital was
shifted to Hyderabad. The Qutb Shahis expanded the fort, whose 7 km outer wall enclosed the city. The state became a focal
point for Shia Islam in India, for instance in the 17th century Bahraini clerics, Sheikh Ja`far bin Kamal al-Din and Sheikh
Salih Al-Karzakani both emigrated to Golkonda.[4]
The Qutb Shahi sultanate lasted until its conquest by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1687. The fortress held out against
Aurangzeb for nine months, falling to the Mughals through treachery.
Kancharla Gopanna, popularly known as Bhaktha Ramadaasu, a devout Hindu who constructed Bhadrachalm temple without
informing the sultan at that time Tana Shah, was kept in a jail located inside the fort. Bhadrachala Ramadas
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