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Statewise GK · Q504

Telangana GK

Competitive Exams · Statewise GK · question 504

Q504

Who built Hyderabad?

A.
Rajaraja Narendra
B.
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Answer
C.
Osman Ali
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The old fortress town of Golconda had proved inadequate as the kingdom's capital, and so about 1591 Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the fifth of the Qutb Shahs, built a new city called Hyderabad on the east bank of the Musi River, a short distance from old Golconda.