Q. The famous “Golkonda fort” located at which of the following place?

[A] Hyderabad

[B] Mysore

[C] Vellore

[D] Ahmadabad

Answer: A
Notes:

Explanation: The Raja Krishna Dev of the Kakatiya dynasty with Warangal as capital constructed the Golkonda Fort (Hyderabad) on a granite hill.

  • During 1495–1496 the fort was handed over to Sultan Kali Kutub Khan as a Jagir (land grant).
  • He reconstructed and rechristened the mud fort into a granite fort and called the place Muhammed Nagar.
  • Later, the Golkonda fort came into the possession of the Bahmani dynasty. Still later, the Qutub Shahi dynasty took over and made Golkonda its capital.
  • Golkonda fort owes much of its present grandeur to Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah, the fifth sultan of Qutb Shahi dynasty.

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT

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