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Bahmani Sultanate

The Bahmani Sultanate was a Muslim state of the Deccan in southern India. The sultanate was founded in 1347 by the Turkish governor Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, who revolted against the Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq. His revolt was successful, and he established an independent state on Deccan out of the Delhi Sultanate's southern provinces. The Bahmani capital was Ahsanabad (Gulbarga) between 1347 and about 1425, when it was moved to Muhammadabad (Bidar). The Bahmani contested for control of the Deccan with the Hindu Vijayanagara empire to the south. The sultanate reached the peak of its power during the vizierate (1466–1481) of Mahmud Gawan. After 1518 the sultanate broke up into five states, Ahmednagar, Berar, Bidar, Bijapur, and Golconda, known collectively as the Deccan sultanates.

Bahmani Sultanate - List of Bahmani Sultans

• Aladdin Hassan Bahman Shah 1347 - 1358
• Mohammed Shah I 1358 - 1375
• Aladdin Mujahid Shah 1375 - 1378
• Da'ud Shah 1378
• Mohammed Shah II 1378 - 1397
• Ghiyath ud-Din 1397
• Shams ud-Din 1397
• Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah 1397 - 1422
• Ahmad Shah I Wali 1422 - 1436
• Aladdin Ahmad Shah II 1436 - 1458
• Aladdin Humayun Zalim Shah 1458 - 1461
• Nizam Shah 1461 - 1463
• Mohammed Shah III Lashkari 1463 - 1482
• Mohammed Shah IV (Mahmud Shah) 1482 - 1518
• Ahmad Shah III 1518 - 1521
• Aladdin 1521 - 1522
• Wali-Allah Shah 1522 - 1525
• Kalim-Allah Shah 1525 - 1527

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