Appsc material: AP history- Qutub Shahis

Qutub Shahis believed inthe 'Divine right theory of monarchy'.
Sultan was the head of civil, military, judicial administration.
Majlis-i-kingash- council of ministers
wazir- prime minister
dabir- link between sultan and officials
durbars were conducted regularly.

Kingdom was divided into:
Tarafs(province)- tarafdar
sarkar(district)- fauzdar
paraganas(taluks)
village- muquddam, karanam

Main source of income- laand revenue
Tax farming system was the principle feature of revenue administartion
Right of collecting revenue was auctioned

Qutub shahis never maintained a  standing army. They dependen on the feudal levies supplied by nobles and jagirdars. Only Abul Hasan maintained a standing army.

Judicial administration was based on shariat(islamic law), royal firmans and Hindu law

Mohd quli estb Aman mahal
They believed in astrology
court language - urdu( mixture of persian, sanskrit, marathi)

Ibrahim qutub shah (was called malkibharam)patronised
Ponneganti Telanganaraya, Addanki Gangadhara kavi, Kandukuri Rudra kavi

Mohd. Qutub shah-
Somayaji, Ganesh pandit, Ramireddi, Sarangu Tammaya

Abul Hasan-
Shay Akbar- translated rangasai into sanskrit
Madanna-prime minister
Akkanna- officer in army
Gopanna- revenue incharge in Bhadrachalam