A feline face carved on Charminar points to a 16th-century 'plague' in Golconda and tells the story of Hyderabad's origins
Charminar was built by the fifth ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah, who moved the capital of his kingdom out of Golconda Fort by building a new city to the south of the river Musi
Source: indianexpress.com