Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, a ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty the ruling family of the Golconda, previously a feudatory of Bahmani sultanate that declared independence in 1512, founded the city of Hyderabad on the banks of the Musi River in 1591; to relieve a water shortage the dynasty had experienced at their old headquarters at Golconda. He also ordered the construction of the Charminar, the iconic monument of the city, in 1591, reportedly in gratitude to the Almighty for arresting the plague epidemic before it did irreversible damage to his new city.
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb captured Hyderabad in 1687 and during this short Mughal rule.
| AREA : | 700 km² |
| LATITUDE : | - |
| CLIMATE : | temperatures around 83 °F(29 °C) and nights around 53 °F(12 °C) |
| BEST SEASON : | October -March |
| CLOTHING : | Summer-cottons, Winter- Light Woolen. |
