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Why was Hyderabad built near the older fortress town of Golconda?

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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 Telangana.

Hyderabad was built near the older fortress town of Golconda because the fortress had become inadequate to serve as the capital of the Qutb Shahi dynasty kingdom.1

Around 1591, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the fifth ruler of the dynasty, established the new city on the east bank of the Musi River, a short distance from the original site, to better accommodate the needs of the growing state.1