Bhagmati and Quli Qutub Shah

The first Urdu poet with a complete divan to his credit, Quli Qutub Shah (1565-1611) is known to be a great lover. He has written poems in praise of his twelve beloveds whom he named individually in his poetry. One of them, and the most prominent of them all, was a lady called Bhagmati. The legend has it that Quli Qutub Shah founded a city called Bhag Nagar after her. This city was later named Hyderabad, once Bhagmati came to be re-named as Hyder Mahal.

Reference: Quli Qutub Shah’s poem entitled “Haider Mahal” may be read in this context: https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/intikhab-e-mohammad-quli-qutub-shah-quli-qutub-shah-ebooks

The first Urdu poet with a complete divan to his credit, Quli Qutub Shah (1565-1611) is known to be a great lover. He has written poems in praise of his twelve beloveds whom he named individually in his poetry. One of them, and the most prominent of them all, was a lady called Bhagmati. The legend has it that Quli Qutub Shah founded a city called Bhag Nagar after her. This city was later named Hyderabad, once Bhagmati came to be re-named as Hyder Mahal.

Reference: Quli Qutub Shah’s poem entitled “Haider Mahal” may be read in this context: https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/intikhab-e-mohammad-quli-qutub-shah-quli-qutub-shah-ebooks