![]() 1487–1543), sent by the Bahmanids as a governor at Golconda, established the city as the seat of his government around 1501. Under the Bahmani Sultanate, Golconda slowly rose to prominence. īahamani rulers took possession of the Hill to make a fort. ![]() The complex was put by UNESCO on its "tentative list" to become a World Heritage Site in 2014, with others in the region, under the name Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate (despite there being a number of different sultanates). The region has produced some of the world's most famous diamonds, including the colourless Koh-i-Noor (now owned by the United Kingdom), the blue Hope (United States), the pink Daria-i-Noor (Iran), the white Regent (France), the Dresden Green (Germany), and the colourless Orlov (Russia), Nizam and Jacob (India), as well as the now lost diamonds Florentine Yellow, Akbar Shah and Great Mogul. Because of the vicinity of diamond mines, especially Kollur Mine, Golconda flourished as a trade centre of large diamonds, known as the Golconda Diamonds. ![]() 1512–1687), located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Golconda Fort ( Urdu: “round hill”), (also known as Golla konda ( Telugu: "shepherds' hill"), is a fortified citadel built by the Qutb Shahi dynasty ( c.
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