Golconda fort: parks, parties and diplomatic charades

Hyderabad | Saturday | 18th November, 2017

Summary:

Another party was hosted by Muhammad Quli’s Mir Jumla (finance minister) Muhammad Amin on the banks of the lake which used to bear his name Mir Jumla Tank. Muhammad Quli whose diplomatic team was led by another Persian Mir Momin wasn’t far behind in showcasing Hyderabad’s might. Here, the Persian envoy brought Arabian horses, jewelled knives, Persian carpets, silk clothes from China and other expensive gifts. The Persian envoy reached the western coast and his caravan reached Golconda escorted by a Muhammad Quli’s envoy. The Persian envoy left only after five years carrying with him a sari woven in gold at Paithan..