The Golconda Fort
THE GOLCONDA FORT Picture Courtesy: Gunjan Pandey More than 6 centuries old, spread along 11 kilometers, above 480 feet stands the age old Golconda Fort, a pride of ancient India with immense historical importance. It is situated 11 kilometers west of Hyderabad and is a ‘must visit’ place if you don't want to be filled with remorse later living with the fact that you missed the opportunity. Golconda Fort is also known as ‘Golkonda’ which means a ‘round shaped hill’ to what it is referred to because of it's natural infrastructure or ‘Golla konda’ which means a ‘shepherd's hill’. This historical structure was originally built by the ‘Kakatiyas’ and was then known as ‘Mankal’. Other Kings and rulers who helped shape this fort were Rani Rudrama Devi and her successor Pratapaparudra, the Musunuri Nayaks and the Bahamani Sultans in 1364. It is under the Bahamani sultanate that the city of Golkonda flourished. Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk (1...