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Also Known As	Golkunda • Golkonda

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Quṭb Shāhī tombs

Golconda, India

Stone walls and towers of Golconda Fort rise above green vegetation and large boulders, overlooking the city of Hyderabad, India, under a cloudy sky.

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Battle of Talikota

India

country, Asia

Map highlighting the Indian state of Telangana in orange, with its capital Hyderabad marked, set within the broader context of India and neighboring countries in South Asia. Surrounding countries and bodies of water, such as the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, are also labeled.

Telangana

state, India

Key People

The tomb of Hayat Bakshi Begum, wife of Muḥammad Quṭb Shah

Quṭb Shāhī dynasty

Indian dynasty

Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)

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Jodhpur. Rajasthan. Jaswant Thada an architectural landmark in Jodhpur, India. A white marble memorial, built in 1899, by Sardar Singh in memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II. Indian architecture

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