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Wife of Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

For other uses, see Bhagmati (disambiguation).

Bhagamati (Hyder Mahal), also known as Bhagyawati,^[1] was a queen of SultanMuhammad Quli Qutb Shah, in whose honour Hyderabad was supposedly named.^[2] The historicity of her existence is debated among scholars.^[3][4]

Popular narrative

Bhagmati was born in 'Chichlam' (a location yet to be identified with certainty) to a Hindu family; she was a local nautch-girl.^[3] Qutb Shah met her whilst out for a ride, fell so deeply in love that he constructed the Purana Pul bridge to ensure he could meet with her regularly, and entered into a marriage.^[3][5] He founded a city at her birth-place and named it Bhaganagar or Bhāgyanagar in her honor.^[4] After she converted to Islam and adopted the title Hyder Mahal, the city was renamed Hyderabad.^[5]

Scholarly debates

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