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 e ...

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• Bahmani Sultanate - List of Bahmani Sultans

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Rama Raya, popularly known as "Aliya" Rama Raya, was the progenitor of the "Aravidu" dynasty of Vijayanagara Emperors. This dynasty, the fourth and last to hold sway over the Vijayanagara Empire, is often not counted as a ruling dynasty of that empire, for reasons delineated below. Aliya Rama Raya - Career. "Aliya" Rama Raya was a son-in-law of the great Vijayanagara Emperor Krishna Deva Raya. The word "Aliya" means "son-in-law" in the Kannada language. Rama Raya was a successful army g ...

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• Aliya Rama Raya - Career
• Aliya Rama Raya - Third Battle of Talikota
• Aliya Rama Raya - Aravidu Dynasty
• Aliya Rama Raya - South India in the post-Vijayanagara period

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In the wake of this disaster, Rama Raya moved to the nearby fortress of Anegundi, across the river Tungabhadra from the capital city. With the massacre of nearly all other prominent members of the royal family, and given the prestige that Rama Raya had long enjoyed at court and among the nobility, it soon came to pass that his family inherited by default the position held hitherto by the royal family. Thus ...

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Aliya Rama Raya, Aliya Rama Raya - Career, Aliya Rama Raya - Third Battle of Talikota, Aliya Rama Raya - Aravidu Dynasty, Aliya Rama Raya - South India in the post-Vijayanagara period

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Berar is a former province of British India, located in central India. It is now part of Maharashtra state, and where it is forms part of Vidarbha region. The boundaries of Berar have changed historically, but the British Raj province, also known as the Hyderabad Assigned Districts, corresponds to Maharashtra's Amravati Division. The origin of the name Berar is not known, but may perhaps be a corruption of Vidarbha, the name of a kingdom in the Deccan of which, in the period of the Mahabharata, Berar probably f ...

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• Berar - Sultans of Berar from Imad Shahi Dynasty

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Belgaum District has, by the 2001 Census of India, a population of approximately 4.2 million. The district has an area of 12,000 sq. km., and is bounded on the west and north by Maharashtra state, on the northeast by Bijapur district, on the east by Bagalkot district, on the southeast by Gadag district, on the south by Dharwad and Uttara Kannada districts, and on the southwest by the state of Goa. The languages spoken in this district include Ka ...

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• Belgaum District - Border Problem
• Belgaum District - History
• Belgaum District - Belgaum Division

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Bijapur is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Bijapur City is the capital of the district and is located 530 km northwest of Bangalore. Bijapur - History. The ancient name of Bijapur is Vijayapura (City of victory). It was established in the 10th-11th centuries by the Chalukyas of Kalyani. The city came under the influence of the Khilji Sultanate in Delhi by the late 13th century. In 1347, the area was conquered by the Bahmani Sultanate of Gulbarga. In 1518, the Bahmani Sultanate spl ...

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• Bijapur - Description
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• Bijapur - Bijapur District
• Bijapur - Introduction
• Bijapur - Bordering Districts
• Bijapur - Demography
• Bijapur - Topography
• Bijapur - Rainfall
• Bijapur - Ground Water Condition in the district
• Bijapur - Water Quality
• Bijapur - Agriculture in the district
• Bijapur - Political Senario

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Warangal is a city in Andhra Pradesh state of southeastern India. Warangal is 157 km northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad. Warangal is the administrative seat of Warangal District. It is the fourth-largest city in Andhra Pradesh with a population is 528,570 (agglomeration 577,190) (2001 census). The city is home to Kakatiya Medical College, Kakatiya University, Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Sciences(KITS-Wgl) and the National Institute of Technology, Warangal (NITW), formerly known a ...

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"Aliya" Rama Raya was a son-in-law of the great Vijayanagara Emperor Krishna Deva Raya. The word "Aliya" means "son-in-law" in the Kannada language. Rama Raya was a successful army general, and conducted many victorious campaigns. After the demise of his illustrious father-in-law, Rama Raya, as a member of the family, began to wield great influence over the affairs of the state. Krishna Deva Raya was succeeded in 1529/30 by his much younger brother Sadashiva Raya, upon whose demise in 1542, the throne devolved upon his nephew Achyuta Raya, then a minor. Rama Raya was appointed Regent during t ...

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Aliya Rama Raya, Aliya Rama Raya - Career, Aliya Rama Raya - Third Battle of Talikota, Aliya Rama Raya - Aravidu Dynasty, Aliya Rama Raya - South India in the post-Vijayanagara period

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The five Bahmani sultanates that had united for the single purpose of laying Vijayanagara waste were soon at odds with each other, and were unable to establish their authority much beyond the vicinity of the erstwhile capital city. They were soon extinguished by the Mughal's under the leadership of Aurangzeb, who spent nearly the whole of his abnormally long life attempting in vain to add the Deccan and south India to his empire. This effort, and Aurangzeb's religious bigotry, drained the Mughal empire of both resources and support, a ...

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Aliya Rama Raya, Aliya Rama Raya - Career, Aliya Rama Raya - Third Battle of Talikota, Aliya Rama Raya - Aravidu Dynasty, Aliya Rama Raya - South India in the post-Vijayanagara period

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Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र in Devanagari) is India's third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. It is bordered by the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The Arabian Sea makes up the state's western coast. Mumbai (Bombay), In ...

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The Adil Shahi of Adilshahi were a dynasty of Indian sultans, who ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur from 1490 to 1686. The Adil Shahis were originally provincial rulers of the Bahmani Sultanate, but with the breakup of the Bahmani state after 1518, Ismail Adil Shah established an independent sultanate, one of the five Deccan sultanates that were the successors to the Bahmani Sultanate. The Bijapur sultanate was located in southwestern India, straddling the Western Ghats range of southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka. Ismail Adil Shah and his successors embellishe ...

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Bidar is a city in Karnataka state, India. It is the administrative seat of Bidar District. Bidar was the capital of the Bahmani Sultanate from 1425 until the sultanate's breakup after 1518. It then became the center of one of the five independent sultanates, known as the Deccan sultanates, that were the successor states to the Bahmani kingdom. The Bidar Sultanate was absorbed by the Sultanate of Bijapur to the west in 1619, which was in turn conquered by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1686. Bidar was part of the Nizam of Hyde ...

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• Bidar - Sultans of Bidar from Barid Dynasty
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Main article: Delhi Sultanate During the last quarter of the twelfth century, Muhammad of Ghor invaded the Indo-Gangetic plain, conquering in succession Ghazni, Multan, Sindh, Lahore, and Delhi. Qutb-ud-din Aybak, one of his generals proclaimed himself Sultan of Delhi. In the 13th century, Shams ud din Iltumish (1211 - 1236), a former slave-warrior, established a Turkic kingdom in Delhi, which enabled future sultans to push in every direction; within the next 100 years, the Delhi Sultanate extended its sway east to Bengal and s ...

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Islamic empires in India, Islamic empires in India - The rise of Islam in South Asia, Islamic empires in India - Delhi Sultanate, Islamic empires in India - The Mughals, Islamic empires in India - Southern dynasties, Islamic empires in India - Literature

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List of Indian monarchs - Bharata Dynasty c. 1600-1400 BC. Manu Vaivasvata (from c. 1600 BC) Sudyumna Yayati, great-grandson of Sudyumna Dushyanta, father of Bharata Bharata, son of Dushyanta, India's native name Bharatavarsha (Bharat) is named after him Bhimanyu, son of Bharata Sudas Rsabha Srestha ...

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List of Indian monarchs, List of Indian monarchs - Puru-Bharata Dynasty c. 1600 BC - 1013 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Bharata Dynasty c. 1600-1400 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Puru Dynasty c. 1400-1200 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Kuru Dynasty c. 1200-450 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Paurava Dynasty c. 450-316 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Janjua Shahi Dynasty 960-1013 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Magadhan Emperors c. 684 BC - 550 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Shishunaga Dynasty 684-424 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Shakya Dynasty c. 650-500 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Nanda Dynasty 424-321 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Maurya Dynasty 324-184 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Shunga Dynasty 185-73 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Gupta Dynasty c. 240-550 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Pandya Dynasty c. 550 BC - 2006 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Central Pandya Dynasty c. 550 BC - 1311 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Pandalam Dynasty 903-2006 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Persian Achaemenid Dynasty c. 538-330 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Macedonian Emperors 326-321 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Chera Dynasty c. 300 BC - 1314 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Ancient Chera Kings c. 300 BC - 397 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Kulashekhara Dynasty 825-1314 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Satavahana Dynasty c. 230 BC - 199 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Euthydemid Dynasty c. 221-85 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Chola Dynasty c. 100 BC - 1279 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Sangam Cholas c. 100 BC - 200 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Chola Emperors 848-1279 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Indo-Scythian Rulers c. 85 BC - 45 CE, List of Indian monarchs - North-western India c. 90 BC - 10 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Apracharaja Rulers 12 BC - 45 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Mathura area c. 20 BC - 20 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Minor local rulers, List of Indian monarchs - Indo-Parthian Rulers c. 21-100 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Kushana Dynasty 80-225, List of Indian monarchs - Pallava Dynasty 275-882, List of Indian monarchs - Early Pallavas 275-355, List of Indian monarchs - Middle Pallavas 355-537, List of Indian monarchs - Later Pallavas 537-882, List of Indian monarchs - Chalukya Dynasty 543-1156, List of Indian monarchs - Chalukyas of Badami 543-757, List of Indian monarchs - Chalukyas of Kalyana 973-1156, List of Indian monarchs - Rashtrakutas of Manyaketha 735-982, List of Indian monarchs - Shahi Dynasty c. 890-895, List of Indian monarchs - Brahmin Shahi Dynasty c. 890-960, List of Indian monarchs - Janjua Shahi Dynasty 960-1013, List of Indian monarchs - Hoysala Dynasty 1000-1346, List of Indian monarchs - Delhi Sultanate 1206-1526, List of Indian monarchs - Slave Dynasty 1206-1290, List of Indian monarchs - Khilji Dynasty 1290-1320, List of Indian monarchs - Tughlaq Dynasty 1321-1398, List of Indian monarchs - Sayyid Dynasty 1414-1451, List of Indian monarchs - Lodi Dynasty 1451-1526, List of Indian monarchs - Bahmani Sultanate 1322-1527, List of Indian monarchs - Vijayanagara Empire 1336-1660, List of Indian monarchs - Sangama Dynasty 1336-1487, List of Indian monarchs - Saluva Dynasty 1490-1567, List of Indian monarchs - Tuluva Dynasty 1542-1614, List of Indian monarchs - Mughals and Suris 1526-1857, List of Indian monarchs - Mughal Dynasty 1526-1540, List of Indian monarchs - Suri Dynasty 1540-1555, List of Indian monarchs - Mughal Dynasty Restored 1555-1857, List of Indian monarchs - Maratha Empire 1674-1818, List of Indian monarchs - Chhatrapatis at Satara, List of Indian monarchs - Chhatrapatis at Kolhapur, List of Indian monarchs - The Peshwas, List of Indian monarchs - Maharajas of Thanjavur, List of Indian monarchs - Scindia Rulers of Gwalior, List of Indian monarchs - The Nawabs 1707-1856, List of Indian monarchs - Nawabs of Bengal 1707-1770, List of Indian monarchs - Nawabs of Awadh 1722-1856, List of Indian monarchs - Nizams of Hyderabad 1724-1948, List of Indian monarchs - Rulers of Mysore 1399-1950, List of Indian monarchs - Wodeyar Dynasty 1399-1782, List of Indian monarchs - Islamic Rulers of Mysore 1766-1799, List of Indian monarchs - Wodeyar Dynasty Restored 1799-1950, List of Indian monarchs - British Emperors of India 1877-1947

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Military history of India - Indus Valley Civilization. The amazing uniformity of measurement systems across a number of sites suggests that Indus Valley Civilization was a single state. However, it seems that the large cities were controlled by small groups of merchants, landowners and priests. Therefore, no standing armies were involved. The artifacts and texts from contemporaneous Egypt and Mesopotamia clearly depict battles. But the excavations at Harappan sites have not revealed a single artifact that depicts ...

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Military history of India, Military history of India - The Bronze age, Military history of India - Indus Valley Civilization, Military history of India - Aryans, Military history of India - The Mahajanapadas, Military history of India - From Vedic times to the Greek incursion, Military history of India - The Magadha empire, Military history of India - Shishunaga dynasty, Military history of India - Nanda dynasty, Military history of India - Maurya dynasty, Military history of India - Early Middle Kingdoms the golden age, Military history of India - Satavahana dynasty, Military history of India - Kushan empire, Military history of India - Gupta dynasty, Military history of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - the classical age, Military history of India - Harsha's empire, Military history of India - The Chalukyas and Pallavas, Military history of India - The Chola empire, Military history of India - The Pratiharas Palas and Rashtrakutas, Military history of India - The Rajputs, Military history of India - The Sultanate era, Military history of India - Samoothiris of Kozhikode, Military history of India - Muzzafarid dynasty, Military history of India - Vijayanagar empire, Military history of India - The effects of the Mongol wars, Military history of India - The Mughal era, Military history of India - Mughals, Military history of India - The Maratha empire, Military history of India - State of Travancore, Military history of India - Kingdom of Mysore, Military history of India - Punjab, Military history of India - The European incursions, Military history of India - The Napoleonic wars, Military history of India - Company rule, Military history of India - The 1857 Sepoy war, Military history of India - The British Raj, Military history of India - The British-Indian army, Military history of India - The Afghan wars, Military history of India - The world wars, Military history of India - Opposition: the Indian National Army, Military history of India - The independence movement, Military history of India - Independent India, Military history of India - Major wars, Military history of India - Other Operations, Military history of India - Missile program, Military history of India - Nuclear program, Military history of India - Overview and recent developments, Military history of India - Military collaborations with other nations, Military history of India - Disasters, Military history of India - Awards

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The word "Dharwad" means a place of rest in a long travel or a small habitation. For centuries, Dharwad acted as a gateway between Malenaadu (western mountains) and Bayalu seeme (plains) and it became a resting place for the travelers. Another theory is, during Vijayanagara rule of Dharwad, there was a ruler by name "Dharav" (1403) and Dharwad got its name from him. There are some inscriptions that refer to Dharwad as Kampana Sthana. Inscriptions found near Durga Devi temple, in Narendra (a village near by) and the local RLS high school date back to 12th century and have references to Dharwad. This p ...

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Dharwad, Dharwad - History, Dharwad - Dharwad District, Dharwad - Culture, Dharwad - Education, Dharwad - External link

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The ancient history of South India is the story of a number of different kingdoms and dynasties which controlled various parts of the region at various times. History of South India - Chalukyas of Badami. One of the most prominent kings of the Chalukyan dynasty was Pulakesin-I. He ruled from Badami, the present day Bijapur, in Karnataka. His son Pulakesi –II became the king of the western Chalukyan empire in 610 AD and ruled till 642 AD. Pulakeshin II is most remembered for the fiery battle he fought and ...

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History of South India, History of South India - Ancient history, History of South India - Chalukyas of Badami, History of South India - Chalukyas of Kalyana, History of South India - Cheras, History of South India - Cholas, History of South India - Hoysalas, History of South India - Kakatiyas, History of South India - Pallavas, History of South India - Pandyas, History of South India - Rashtrakutas of Manyaketha, History of South India - Satavahanas, History of South India - Medieval history, History of South India - The Grand Struggle, History of South India - The Aftermath of the Struggle, History of South India - Modern history, History of South India - Another Grand Struggle, History of South India - British South India, History of South India - Free Again at Last

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List of Indian monarchs - Bharata Dynasty c. 1600-1400 BC. Manu Vaivasvata (from c. 1600 BC) Sudyumna Yayati, great-grandson of Sudyumna Dushyanta, father of Bharata Bharata, son of Dushyanta, India's native name Bharatavarsha (Bharat) is named after him Bhimanyu, son of Bharata Sudas Rsabha Srestha ...

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List of Indian monarchs, List of Indian monarchs - Puru-Bharata Dynasty c. 1600 BC - 1013 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Bharata Dynasty c. 1600-1400 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Puru Dynasty c. 1400-1200 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Kuru Dynasty c. 1200-450 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Paurava Dynasty c. 450-316 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Janjua Shahi Dynasty 960-1013 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Magadhan Emperors c. 684 BC - 550 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Shishunaga Dynasty 684-424 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Shakya Dynasty c. 650-500 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Nanda Dynasty 424-321 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Maurya Dynasty 324-184 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Shunga Dynasty 185-73 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Gupta Dynasty c. 240-550 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Pandya Dynasty c. 550 BC - Present, List of Indian monarchs - Central Pandya Dynasty c. 550 BC - 1311 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Pandalam Dynasty 903 - Present, List of Indian monarchs - Persian Achaemenid Dynasty c. 538-330 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Macedonian Emperors 326-321 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Chera Dynasty c. 300 BC - 1314 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Ancient Chera Kings c. 300 BC - 397 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Kulashekhara Dynasty 825-1314 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Satavahana Dynasty c. 230 BC - 199 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Euthydemid Dynasty c. 221-85 BC, List of Indian monarchs - Chola Dynasty c. 100 BC - 1279 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Sangam Cholas c. 100 BC - 200 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Chola Emperors 848-1279 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Indo-Scythian Rulers c. 85 BC - 45 CE, List of Indian monarchs - North-western India c. 90 BC - 10 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Apracharaja Rulers 12 BC - 45 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Mathura area c. 20 BC - 20 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Minor local rulers, List of Indian monarchs - Indo-Parthian Rulers c. 21-100 CE, List of Indian monarchs - Kushana Dynasty 80-225, List of Indian monarchs - Pallava Dynasty 275-882, List of Indian monarchs - Early Pallavas 275-355, List of Indian monarchs - Middle Pallavas 355-537, List of Indian monarchs - Later Pallavas 537-882, List of Indian monarchs - Kadambas of Banavasi 345-525, List of Indian monarchs - Chalukya Dynasty 543-1156, List of Indian monarchs - Chalukyas of Badami 543-757, List of Indian monarchs - Chalukyas of Kalyana 973-1156, List of Indian monarchs - Shashanka dynasy 600-625, List of Indian monarchs - Harsha dynasty 606-648, List of Indian monarchs - Rashtrakutas of Manyaketha 735-982, List of Indian monarchs - Shahi Dynasty c. 890-895, List of Indian monarchs - Brahmin Shahi Dynasty c. 890-960, List of Indian monarchs - Janjua Shahi Dynasty 960-1013, List of Indian monarchs - Hoysala Dynasty 1000-1346, List of Indian monarchs - Delhi Sultanate 1206-1526, List of Indian monarchs - Slave Dynasty 1206-1290, List of Indian monarchs - Khilji Dynasty 1290-1320, List of Indian monarchs - Tughlaq Dynasty 1321-1398, List of Indian monarchs - Sayyid Dynasty 1414-1451, List of Indian monarchs - Lodi Dynasty 1451-1526, List of Indian monarchs - Bahmani Sultanate 1322-1527, List of Indian monarchs - Vijayanagara Empire 1336-1660, List of Indian monarchs - Sangama Dynasty 1336-1487, List of Indian monarchs - Saluva Dynasty 1490-1567, List of Indian monarchs - Tuluva Dynasty 1542-1614, List of Indian monarchs - Mughals and Suris 1526-1857, List of Indian monarchs - Mughal Dynasty 1526-1540, List of Indian monarchs - Suri Dynasty 1540-1555, List of Indian monarchs - Mughal Dynasty Restored 1555-1857, List of Indian monarchs - Maratha Empire 1674-1818, List of Indian monarchs - Chhatrapatis at Satara, List of Indian monarchs - Chhatrapatis at Kolhapur, List of Indian monarchs - The Peshwas, List of Indian monarchs - Maharajas of Thanjavur, List of Indian monarchs - Scindia Rulers of Gwalior, List of Indian monarchs - The Nawabs 1707-1856, List of Indian monarchs - Nawabs of Bengal 1707-1770, List of Indian monarchs - Nawabs of Awadh 1722-1856, List of Indian monarchs - Nizams of Hyderabad 1724-1948, List of Indian monarchs - Rulers of Mysore 1399-1950, List of Indian monarchs - Wodeyar Dynasty 1399-1782, List of Indian monarchs - Islamic Rulers of Mysore 1766-1799, List of Indian monarchs - Wodeyar Dynasty Restored 1799-1950, List of Indian monarchs - British Emperors of India 1877-1947

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The title carries moral weight and religious authority, as the ruler's role was defined in the Qur'an. The sultan however was not a religious teacher himself. In the Byzantine Empire and the traditional spheres of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, a comparable unity of church and state in the person of the ruler is termed Caesaropapism. The last Western ruler with comparable authority was Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia, though formally (if not in practice) the British monarch represents a similar union of church and state, being both the ...

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Sultan, Sultan - Muslim monarch ruling under the terms of shariah, Sultan - Former sultans and sultanates, Sultan - Middle Eastern & Central Asia, Sultan - Hami, Sultan - North Africa, Sultan - East Africa, Sultan - Southeast Asia, Sultan - India, Sultan - Contemporary sultanates, Sultan - Princely and aristocratic titles, Sultan - Military rank, Sultan - Sources and References

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Geographically, the district lies in the tract of the Deccan Plateaus. The lands of the district can be broadly divided into three zones: the northern belt consisting of the northern parts of Bijapur Taluks of Indi and Sindagi; the central belt consisting of Bijapur city; the southern belt consisting of the rich alluvial plains of the Krishna Rivers parted from the central belt by a stretch of barren Trap. The northern belt is a succession of low rolling uplands without much vegetation, gently rounded and falling into intermediate narrow val ...

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Bijapur, Bijapur - History, Bijapur - Description, Bijapur - Attractions, Bijapur - Geography, Bijapur - Demographics, Bijapur - Transport, Bijapur - People and Culture, Bijapur - Sports, Bijapur - Art and culture, Bijapur - Economy, Bijapur - Education, Bijapur - Allopathic Medical Colleges, Bijapur - Ayurvedic Medical Colleges, Bijapur - Engineering Colleges, Bijapur - Management Colleges, Bijapur - Political Scenario

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