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About Gulbarga
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Gulbarga is one of the famous ancient cities of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Earlier the city was ruled by Hindu kings but afterwards it turned out in to one of the famous kingdoms of the Muslim rule in the Deccan area. The city of Gulbarga portrays a blend of both Muslim and Hindu cultures. The city comprises of various ancient Islamic monuments, which have turned the place into a major tourist destination.
The name Gulbarga originated from the term Kaliburgi i.e. stony land in the kannada. The Chalukyas and Hoysalas of Badami & Dwarasamudra respectively were the chief Hindu dynasties that ruled the city of Gulbarga. Hassan Gangu of the Bahmani Sultanate was the first Muslim King, who ruled Gulbargain in the year 1347.
After the collapse of Bahmani dynasty, the kingdom divided in to 5 Deccan sultanates i.e. Bidar, Bijapur, Ahmednagar, Berar and Golconda. The district of Gulbarga came partially under Bijapur and partially under Bidar. After the partition of Hyderabad state in the year 1956, the major part of district of Gulbarga came under Karnataka, while two taluks came under the state of Andhra Pradesh.
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Khwaja Bande Nawaz Durgah
Khwaja Bande Nawaz Durgah is one of the prominent places for Muslim community in South India. This is the tomb and memoirs of Saint Syed Mohammad Gesu Daraz (1320-1422) where people come here to remember him and his contributions. This tomb is main center of attractions for tourists visiting Gulbarga.
Every year, urs is held at the Dargah is visited by loads of people belonging from every community. This place has library that can be a great learning center. There are almost 10,000 Urdu, Arabic and Persian books dealing in all the subjects like arts, religion, philosophy and literature.
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Royal Tombs
Gulbarga has some of tombs of many great and royal people. There is complex that has seven royal tombs called as Half Gumbaz located in the western sides of the Khwaja Bande Dargah! In these royal tombs, the tomb of Firoze Shah Bahmani is hugest in size!
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