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Golconda Fort, Telangana, India

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The Golconda Blue: Rare 23-carat diamond may fetch Rs 430 crore at auction • Apr. 14, 2025, 5:47 AM ET (The Indian Express)

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Also Known As	Golkunda • Golkonda

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Quṭb Shāhī tombs

Golconda, India

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Battle of Talikota

India

Telangana

Telangana

state, India

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The tomb of Hayat Bakshi Begum, wife of Muḥammad Quṭb Shah

Quṭb Shāhī dynasty

Indian dynasty

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