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Ibrahim Qutb Shah

Type Figure Region India Time 1518–1580 Also known as Fifth sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty

Ibrahim Qutb Shah (1518–1580) was the fifth sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty of the Golconda Sultanate in India's Deccan, reigning 1550–1580.…

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  1. 1518–1550Golconda · Telugu regionIbrahim was a member of the Qutb Shahi royal family and seized the sultanate in 1550 amid internal power struggles, ending several years of political turmoil.
  2. 1550–1580Golconda · Telugu regionOver thirty years on the throne, Ibrahim consolidated central authority, developed the diamond trade and agricultural irrigation, and patronized Persian literature and architecture; in the 1550s he both competed and cooperated with powers like Vijayanagara and Bijapur, bringing the kingdom to the eve of its zenith.

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