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FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA

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Who is the founder of Mecca Masjid in Andhra Pradesh?
A
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B
Kuli Kutub Shah
C
Mohammad Ali Shah
D
Parvez Shah
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah started the construction of the Mecca Masjid in 1617. It was built under the supervision of Mir Faizullah Baig and Rangiah Choudhary. Till the reign of Abdullah Qutub Shah and Tana Shah, the construction continued till 1694, it was finally completed by the Mughul emperor Aurangzeb.

Detailed explanation-2: -Quṭb Shāhī dynasty, (1518–1687), Muslim rulers of the kingdom of Golconda in the southeastern Deccan of India, one of the five successor states of the Bahmanī kingdom. The founder was Qulī Quṭb Shah, a Turkish governor of the Bahmanī eastern region, which largely coincided with the preceding Hindu state of Warangal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah was the third son of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali and Hindu Mother Bhagirathi. He was an accomplished poet and wrote his poetry in Persian, Telugu and Urdu.

Detailed explanation-4: -One of the oldest mosques in the city, the Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad is one of the largest Masjids in India. This revered shrine was commissioned by Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah, the fifth ruler of the Qutub Shahi Dynasty in the year 1614, while the construction saw completion in the year 1694.

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