The dynasty's founder, Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk, migrated to Delhi with his uncle, Allah-Quli, some of his relatives and friends in the beginning of the 16th century.
Golconda, and with the construction of the Char Minar, later Hyderabad served as capitals of the sultanate,[REF] and both cities were embellished by the Qutb Shahi sultans.