Hyderabad is the creation of the Qutb Shahi rulers, who were of Turkoman origin. In 1589, it was Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah who decided to shift his capital from the legendary fortress of Golconda to the banks of the River Musi. The splendid city that came up was adorned with fine mosques and palaces built in a style of architecture that was uniquely teirs - elegant buildings with their domes and minarets decorated with fine stucco ornamentation. Still adding a touch of elegance to the city are magnificent examples of their art - the Qutb Shahi tombs near Golconda Fort, the Jami Masjid the oldest mosque in the city, the splended Mecca Masjid, the largest in South India, the Toli Masjid and the imposing Badshahi-a-Shurkhana and Darul Shifa.

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