Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah

Muhammad Qutb Shah
Sixth Sultan of Qutb Shahi dynasty
Muḥammad or Sultan Mahmud.jpg
Reign 1611–1626
Predecessor Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Successor Abdullah Qutb Shah
Born 1593
Died 1626 (aged 32–33)
Burial
Qutb Shahi tombs, Hyderabad, India
Spouse Daughter of Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Hayat Baksh Begum
Khurshid Bibi
Issue Abdullah Qutb Shah
Khadija Sultana (wife of Muhammad Adil Shah)
Ibrahim Mirza
Sultan Quli Mirza
Mirza Kamal
House Qutb Shahi dynasty
Father Muhammad Amin
Mother Khanum Agha

Masoleum of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah in Hyderabad, India.

Muhammad Qutb Shah’s tomb

Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah (also transliterated in different ways) was the sixth ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern Indiaunder the Qutb Shahi dynasty.

He ruled from 1611 to 1625. He was the nephew and son-in-law of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, having married Muhammad’s only daughter Hayat Baksh Begum in 1607.

The first Qutb Shahi history was compiled during his reign. His son, Abdullah Qutub Shah, later became the Shah of Golconda.

The Aga Khan Trust for Culture is carrying out the conservation effort on the sprawling necropolis in collaboration with Department of Archaeology and Museums, Telangana.

Preceded by
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Qutb Shahi dynasty
1518–1687
Succeeded by
Abdullah Qutb Shah