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who would later become the seventh ruler of Golconda. Hayat Bakshi felt that the sudden death of the king at an age of around 32 years was an ill omen and decided to abandon the construction of the new fort. By then the moat and the
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which was about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of then Hyderabad. By 1620 work was in full swing for the new fortress which the king named after himself as
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The ruins of the fort which once occupied an area of around 5,000 acres (20 km) is now also known by some as
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era fort whose construction had started around 1620. The fort is located at a place now known as
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were ready and the fortress was nearing completion. Later a new settlement known as
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which was named after the Begum was established further to the east.
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Sultan Nagar Fort is located in Hyderabad
Sultan Nagar Fort is located in Telangana
Sultan Nagar Fort is located in India
Coordinates
17°21′32″N 78°32′50″E / 17.358923315843626°N 78.54713457117542°E / 17.358923315843626; 78.54713457117542
Qutb Shah
L. B. Nagar
Hyderabad
Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah
Golconda
Charminar
Saroornagar
Hayat Bakshi Begum
Abdullah Qutb Shah
Hayathnagar
Goddess Maisamma
"Sultan Nagar Fort"
MIT Libraries
"Photo Essay: Hidden treasures in Hyderabad's nooks and corners"
A Measure of Community
ISBN
9781945497889
"Temple in a ruined fortress"
The Hindu
"Hyderabad growing in circular fashion, expanding fast"
The Times of India
"How was Sultan Nagar fort turned into Maisamma fort"
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