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The Deccan plateau acted as a bulwark sheltering South India from the invasions and political turmoil that affected North India. This allowed the Muslim-ruled state of Hyderabad State to develop a distinctive culture during the Qutb Shahi dynasty and later the Asaf Jahi dynasty of the Nizams. The Nizam was the Muslim ruler of the vast princely Hyderabad State. While the state's major population was Hindu, the capital city of Hyderabad was primarily Urdu-speaking Muslim until the Independence of India and subsequent rise to dominance o ...

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Sports besides cricket are popular in Hyderabad. In the inaugural Premiere Hockey League in 2005, Hyderabad Sultans won the championships. Hyderabad recently got a new cricket stadium, Visakha International Cricket Stadium, which was later renamed to Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. Sporting Icons of Hyderabad V. V. S. Laxman - Current Indian Cricket player. Mohammad Azharuddin - Former Indian Cricket team captain. Pullela Gopichand - Badminton player (Winner of The All England Badminton Cha ...

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History of Hyderabad - The Golconda Sultanate. In 1463, Sultan Mohammad Shah Bahmani dispatched Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk to the Telangana region to quell disturbances. Sultan Quli quelled the disturbance and was rewarded as the administrator of the region. He established a base at Kakatiya hill fortress of Golconda which he strengthened and expanded considerably. By the end of the centur ...

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A Muslim from Turkmenistan, Quli Qutb Mulk migrated to Delhi with some of his relatives and friends in the beginning of the 16th century. Later he migrated south to Deccan and served Bahmani sultan Mohammad Shaw. ...

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Muslim culture of Hyderabad - Khara Dupatta. The Khara dupatta (standing veil) is an outfit composed of a kurta (tunic), chooridaar (ruched pair of pants), and 6 yard dupatta (veil) and is traditionally worn by Hyderabad brides. The accompanying jewellery is: Tika (a medallion of uncut diamonds worn on the forehead and suspended by a string of pearls) Jhoomar (a fan shaped ornament worn on the side of the head) Nath (a nose ring with a large ruby bead flanked by two pearls) Chi ...

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Some famous Hyderabadi dishes that are served at weddings are: Hyderabadi Biryani, Khubani ka Mitha, Gil-e-Firdaws, Dabal ka Mitha,Luqmi,Dum ka qimah,Mirchi ka Salan and Baghare Baigan Other popular food items are: Chakna, Tamate ka Kut,Khatti Dal,Dalcha,Shirmal,Rawghani Roti,Nahari,Halim,Pasande,Khagina,Katchi Biryani,Khichri and Qabuli ...

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One of the most identifiable markers of Hyderabadi Muslim culture is the local dialect of Urdu. It is distinct by its mixture of vocabulary from Marathi and Telugu, as well is some vocabulary from Arabic, Persian and Turkish that are not found in the standard dialect of Urdu. In terms of pronunciation, the easiest way to recognize a Hyderabadi Muslim is their pronunciation of letter "qāf" (ﻕ) as "kh" (ﺥ).The most distinctive thing about the city of Hyderabad is the fact that the Hindu population (real Hyderabadi Hindus) also speaks Hyderabadi Urdu as the mother tongue unlike their ...

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Hyderabad has a well-developed communication and media infrastructure. The city is covered by a large network of optical fiber cables by Reliance Telcom Company. The city's telephone service is serviced by four landline companies: BSNL, Tata Indicom, Reliance Infocomm and Airtel. There are six mobile phone companies: BSNL, Hutch, Idea, Airtel, Tata Indic