Who built the Charminar?

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Charminar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India — Hyderabad The Charminar in the old city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

The Charminar was built in 1591 by Muḥammad Qulī Quṭb Shāh, the fifth ruler of the Quṭb Shāhī dynasty.1

He commissioned the monument as the first building in his new capital city of Hyderabad, reportedly to commemorate the end of a devastating plague that had affected the region.1