Did you know... What and where is Golconda?

The fortress of Golconda (usually spelt Golkonda nowadays) was probably founded in the 11th century. In later centuries Hyderabad, now the capital of Andhra Pradesh, rose up right next to it. In the 16th century Golkonda became the seat of one of the five Deccan Sultanates (the country it ruled was also called Golkonda) and controlled a number of diamond and other gemstone mines in South India. This was when they piled up the fabulous wealth with which the word Golconda is synonymous in the West. As a contrast to the grandeur, the actual name is said to mean Shepherd's Hill in Kannada.

Source: just believe me :)

Rating

 

Visitor comments

Be the first to comment...

Your comment

Name : Anonymous

Title:

BBCode formatting:
Font color : Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Yellow Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Violet White Black Font size : Tiny Small Normal Large Huge Close Tags

Anti-Bot Code

Please verify you are human.
Click the image to generate a new code. Log in or register to comment without verification.

Options:

View Article Map

View Archives

Read the Blurb

Unless otherwise noted, copyright for all graphic and written content is held by Daniel Balogh. Site contents may be used subject to the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported Licence (specifics here). Commercial use of content from this site requires an express written consent from the owner subject to a separate agreement.

For optimum performance, use Firefox and a desktop resolution of at least 1024x768 pixels. Queries, remarks, requests and bug reports can be submitted from this page or sent by email to admin at indics dot info.