Charminar

History

Sulltan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, who was the 5th ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty built Charminar in 1591 shortly after he had shifted his capital from Golkonda to what is now commonly known as Hyderabad. He built this famous structure in celebration and remembrance of the elimination of a plague epidemic from this city. It is said that he had prayed here for the end of a plague that was ravaging his city and vowed to build a masjid (Islamic name for mosque) at the very place where he was praying. In 1591 while laying the foundation of Charminar, Quli prayed; "Oh Allah, bestow unto this city peace and prosperity. Let millions of men of all castes, creeds and religions make it their abode, like fish in the water." Today one can see the city as evidence of the prayer being answered. The Mosque became popularly known as Charminar surely because of its four minarets. In Hindi and Arabic, char is the word used for four and Minar means Minarets.

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