The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.138

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Muhammad Qulī Qutb Shāh of Golconda had died on 24 January, 1612, and had been succeeded by his nephew Muhammad Qutb Shāh, who had married his uncle's daughter, Hayāt Bakhsh Begam. Neither of these two monarchs concerned himself much with the important struggle in the north-west of the Deccan otherwise than by supporting Malik 'Ambar by pecuniary contributions. Muhammad Qulī Qutb Shāh was occupied with the Carnatic, with Orissa and Bastar, and with intrigues between the Foreigners¹ and the Deccanis, the latter of whom gained the upper hand in the closing years of his reign, and Muhammad Qutb Shāh continued the policy of interference in Bastar, occupied himself with building and had not sufficiently robust health to indulge in other pursuits. He died on 11 February, 1626, and was succeeded by his thirteen-year old son, 'Abdullah Qutb Shāh.