 the qutb shahi dynasty () was a shia muslimchristoph marcinkowski, shi'ite identities: community and culture in changing social contexts, (lit verlag gmbh & co., 2010), 169. turkomanannemarie schimmel, classical urdu literature from the beginning to iqbÄl, (otto harrasowitz, 1975), 143. dynasty, purportedly related to the kara koyunlu dynasty of azerbaijan that initially patronized persianatechristoph marcinkowski, shi'ite identities: community and culture in changing social contexts, 169-170;"the qutb-shahi kingdom could be considered 'highly persianate' with a large number of persian-speaking merchants, scholars, and artisans present at the royal capital." culture. its members were collectively called the qutub shahis and were the ruling family of the kingdom of golkonda in modern-day india. the golconda sultanate was constantly in conflict with the adil shahis and nizam shahis.c.e. bosworth, the new islamic dynasties, (columbia university press, 1996), 328. in 1636, shah jahan forced the qutb shahis to recognize mughal suzerainty, which lasted until 1687 when the mughal emperor aurangzeb conquered the golcondan sultanate. ==history== upright|thumb|section of a tent hanging or curtain, golconda, late 17th century. thumb|upright|golkonda painting - finch, poppies, dragonfly, and bee india (deccan, golconda), 1650-1670 opaque watercolor and gold on paper overall  the dynasty's founder, [[su
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