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Prince, Poet, Lover, Builder, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, The Founder of Hyderabad
This book is an essay on Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah's life and works.
172 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1991
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April 11, 2020
A great easy read on the founder of city of Hyderabad. The best plus with the book is its easy narrative. Not written as a difficult to read research paper, the author addresses the different facets of Muhammad Quli Shah. In the end he has given detailed note on the travel notes of some key people who visited the city. The book overall is a fascinating account of the city, its life style, its architecture and above all the king who was also a great poet. Great read
May 2, 2018
A short book on the founder of Hyderabad, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. Unlike the Nizams or the Mughals before them, the Qutb Shahi kings encouraged cultural syncretism and were connected to the greater culture of the region around their capital. This book examines the golden age of the Golkonda Sultanate, corresponding to the reign of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, accomplished poet & city builder.
The book ends up mostly focusing on the nature of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah's Hindi poetry. One of the biggest figures in the Dakhni tradition, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah was a skilled poet whose striking usage of language and themes characterized his style and his mastery of the art. This section was filled with examples of his skill illustrated by examples from his work. It talked at length about what made his writing special.
The rest of the book serves as a general description of the city's history and how it looked before the Mughal army sieged and destroyed it.
The book lacked depth outside the poetry section, was inconsistent, and did not tell a story coherently, though it did have some interesting information about the city's history.
The book ends up mostly focusing on the nature of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah's Hindi poetry. One of the biggest figures in the Dakhni tradition, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah was a skilled poet whose striking usage of language and themes characterized his style and his mastery of the art. This section was filled with examples of his skill illustrated by examples from his work. It talked at length about what made his writing special.
The rest of the book serves as a general description of the city's history and how it looked before the Mughal army sieged and destroyed it.
The book lacked depth outside the poetry section, was inconsistent, and did not tell a story coherently, though it did have some interesting information about the city's history.
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