Hayat Baksh Begum
Hayat Baksh Begum, 1667, princess of Golconda. Daughter of Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (d. 1612) she was married to his nephew Muhammad Qutb Shah (d. 1626) who became the sultan of Golconda after his father’s death. Her son, Abdullah Qutb Shah who became the sultan after her husband’s death was quite incapable, and she was practically the ruler of Golconda till the end of her days.
