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Golconda| Ancient city in Andhra Pradesh, south central India. It was formerly a diamond-producing centre, and was so prosperous that its name was used to describe any source of great wealth. |
| From 1364–1512 it was the capital of the Bahmani kingdom. Internal divisions resulted in the kingdom of Golconda, which in 1687 was conquered by Aurangzeb and annexed to the Muslim Mogul empire. Although itself a Muslim state, Golconda resented this and joined a Hindu alliance against Aurangzeb under the leadership of Shivaji (1627–1680). Under Mogul rule Golconda declined. |
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| Night came on; the train passed on at full speed, in the midst of the roaring of the tigers, bears, and wolves which fled before the locomotive; and the marvels of Bengal, Golconda ruined Gour, Murshedabad, the ancient capital, Burdwan, Hugly, and the French town of Chandernagor, where Passepartout would have been proud to see his country's flag flying, were hidden from their view in the darkness. So they were roaming about the world seeking and searching for this beauty, and, after having successively rejected the Queen of Golconda, the Princess of Trebizonde, the daughter of the Grand Khan of Tartary, etc. O'Dowd's large Cairngorm brooch and superb Irish diamonds, and wouldn't believe that they were not from Golconda direct. |