Close to the famous Golkonda Fort in Hyderabad is Ibrahim Bagh that has many historic monuments. Qutub Shahi Tombs and mosques built by the various kings of the Qutb Shahi dynasty are located inside this garden.
The tombs form a large cluster and stand on a raised platform. There are seven tombs of varying sizes. Smaller tombs have single storey while the bigger tombs have two storeys. The tombs were built using Persian, Pathan and Hindu architectural styles.
These tombs were built around 14th century and in the 19th century they were renovated by Sir Salar Jung III. In the centre of each tomb is a sarcophagus which overlies the actual burial vault in a crypt below.
The various tombs are:
The tombs form a large cluster and stand on a raised platform. There are seven tombs of varying sizes. Smaller tombs have single storey while the bigger tombs have two storeys. The tombs were built using Persian, Pathan and Hindu architectural styles.
These tombs were built around 14th century and in the 19th century they were renovated by Sir Salar Jung III. In the centre of each tomb is a sarcophagus which overlies the actual burial vault in a crypt below.
The various tombs are:
- Tomb of Sultan Quli Qutb Shah
- Tomb of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
- Tomb of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah
- Tomb of Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah
- Tomb of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah
- Tomb of Abdullah Qutb Shah
- Tomb of Hayath Bakshi Begum
- Tomb of Fatima Sultan
- Tomb of Mirza Nizamuddin Ahmed
