Question

Who was the founder of the City of Hyderabad?
1. Nasir Jung 
2. Sekhabat Jung 
3. Muhammad Quli Quṭb Shah
4. Salabat Jung 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Muhammad Quli Quṭb Shah

The Correct Answer is Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah.

• In 1591 Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah built a new city called Hyderabad on the east bank of the Musi River.
•  He was an able administrator and his reign is considered one of the high points of the Qutb Shahi dynasty.
  • ​He was the third son of Sultan Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah, born in 1565.
  • He built the famous Charminar.
• Hyderabad is Telangana’s largest and most populous city and is the major urban centre for all of south-central interior India.
• From 1956 to 2014 Hyderabad was the capital of Andhra Pradesh state, but, with the creation of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh in 2014, it was redesigned as the capital of both states.