History · Hyderabad
Stories from hyderabad's past
Long-reads about the city's history — its founding, its dynasties, its turning points. Updated as we add new pieces.
- 1591📚 Long-read7 min
When Hyderabad was named for love: 1591
Quli Qutb Shah and the founding myth that gave the city its name.
- 1591📚 Long-read5 min
The Charminar: a city built around four minarets
How a 1591 monument became Hyderabad's geographic and emotional center.
- 1687📚 Long-read9 min
1687: When Aurangzeb finally took Golconda
After 8 months of siege, treachery brought down the Qutb Shahi dynasty.
- 1724–1948📚 Long-read11 min
The Nizams and the Paigahs: 1724 – 1948
Asaf Jahi rule, the Paigah nobility, and the city's gilded age.
- 1948📚 Long-read13 min
Operation Polo: the five days in 1948 that ended Hyderabad State
How India's only home-grown military annexation unfolded — and its long shadow.
- 1806–present📚 Long-read6 min
How Hyderabad and Secunderabad became twin cities
The British Cantonment, the Hussain Sagar, and a 19th-century separation that lingered.
