Vijayanagar Bahmani Kingdom Adil Shahi Dynasty, Imad Shahi Dynasty, Barid Shahi Dynasty and Qutub Shahi Dynasty
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Adil Shahi Dynasty of Bijapur
- Yusuf Adil Khan founded the dynasty in 1490;
- He was a Georgian slave;
Ismail Adil Khan (1510 - 1534)
- In 1504, he captured Gulbarga;
- He was a skilled musician;
Tsmail Adil Khan (1510 - 1534)
- He established Sunni faith as the state religion;
- During his reign Albequerque, the Portuguese Governor captured Goa;
- He was a great patron of Art;
- He married a Maratha lady Babuji Khannum;
- He was an expert painter;
Malu Adil Khan 1534 - 15351
Ibrahim Adil Shah I (1535 - 1557)
- He was the first to adopt the title of Shah;
- He replaced Persian by Hindavi Deccani Urdu;
- In 1555, he employed the Marathas for the first time;
- He defeated the Vijaya-nagar king; Rama Raya;
Ali Adil Shah I (1557 - 1580) :-
- He re-established Shia faith; during his reign, the wall of Bijapur city was constructed;
- He built the Zami Masjid, Mecca Masjid and Gagan Mahal;
- He was called a Sufi;
- Secularism was resumed during his reign;
- He appointed Acharya Vaman Pandit;
Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1580 - 1637)
- He was called ‘Jagat Guru’ ;
- He built Andha Mahal, Mihtar Mahal, Malika Jahan Masjid;
- During his reign Farista compiled ‘Tarik-i-Farista’ ;
- He wrote a book called ‘Nauras Nama’ ;
- He built his capital ‘Nauraspur’ ;
- Hens gave grants to ‘Pandharpur’ ;
- During his reign Akka-Madina flourished;
- He built Gol Gumbaz, it was his Mausoleum (Makbara) ;
- He also built Asar Mahal;
- He was the greatest king of the dynasty;
Ali Adil Shah II (1656 - 1672)
- He was a patron of Urdu literature;
- During his reign a lot of Urdu Deccani Scholars flourished - Mia Nursali, Miahansi, Mirzan Marsiyan;
- Adil Shah wrote 2 books:
- Gulshan-i-Ishq;
- Ali Nama;
- Nursali composed 2 books
- Kasida and
- Diwan-i-Gazal;
- Mia Hansi wrote the story of Yusuf and Zulaikha and a book called Gazals;
Sikandar Adil Shah (1672 - 1686)
- In September 1686, he surrendered to Aurangzeb;
Imad Shahi Dynasty of Berar
- It was the shortest post-Bahmani dynasty;
Adil Shah Imad-Ul-Mulk (1490 - 1504)
- He was originally a Hindu from Karnataka;
Allauddin Imad Shahi (1504 - 1562)
Darya Imad Shahi (1530 - 1562)
Burhan Imad Shah (1562 - 1572)
- Murtaza II captured Berar in 1574;
Barid Shahi Dynasty of Bidar
Kasim Barid (1504) :-
- He was the P. M.in the Bahamani dynasty;
Amir Barid (1504 - 42)
- He is known as the ‘Fox of Deccan’ and Rabah-i-Deccan;
Ali Barid Shah (1542 - 1579)
- He was the first to assume the title՚shah;
- In 1564, he joined the confederacy of Muslim states along with Ahmadnagar, Golconda and Bijapur against Vijayanagar;
- He built the Tomb of Bidar;
- He built ‘Rangin Mahal’ ;
Ibrahim Barid Shah (1587 - 1591)
Kasim Barid Shah II (1587 - 1591)
Amir Barid Shah II (1591 - 1601)
Mirza Ali Barid Shah M (1601 - 1609)
- He was the last Sultan of Bidar;
- In 1619, Ibrahim Adil Shah II annexed Bidar into Bijapur;
Qutub Shahi Dynasty of Golconda
Ouli-Qutub-Ul-Mulk (1494 - 1543)
- He was the founder of the Qutub Shahi dynasty;
- He belongs to the Turkish family;
- He was born at Hamadan in Persia;
- He never assumed the title Shah;
- He built the Zami Masjid of Golconda and was a Shia, by faith;
- Jamshed Qutub Shah (1543 - 80)
Ibrahim Qutub Shah (1550 - 80)
- He was the ruler of the Qutubshahi dynasty
- He fortified Golcunda;
- He established Alms house and Langar;
- He built numerous colleges;
- He built a dam at Budawal;
- He built two tanks;
- Ibrahim Pattam;
- Hussain Sagar;
- He also built a strong bridge on the river Musi Warna.
- This bridge is called the ‘Old Bridge’ ;
- During his reign, Deccani Urdu flourished;
- Four famous Deccani Urdu poet lived during his reign:
- Mullah Khiyali;
- Mahmood;
- Firoze;
- Ahmad;
- A number of Telgu poets also flourished during his reign like Addanki, Gangadhar Kavi, Telangcharya, Rudrakavi;
- Gangadhar Kavi has written a famous book Malki Bahram;
- Jagdeva Rao Naikwani was the P. M. ;
Md. Quli Qutub Shah (1580 - 1612)
- He constructed a new capital at Hyderabad;
- He built Char Minar;
- He built Chandan Mahal, Hira Mahal, and Nadi Mahal;
- He wrote the first Diwan poems of Deccani Urdu;
- He adopted secularism in epics;
- He distributed 60,000 hums;
Md. Qutub Shah (1612 - 1626)
- He formed a confederacy of Deccani states against Mughals;
- During his reign Tarik-i-Md. Qutub Shah was completed;
- His real name was Zill-i-Ullah i.e.. Shadow of God;
Abdulla Oulab Shah (1626 - 1672)
- He ascended the throne at the age of 12;
- Mir Zumla was his Prime Minister.
- Mir Zumla plundered a lot of Hindu Temples;
- His original name was Md. Sayyed;
Abdul Hassan Qutub Shah (1672 - 1687)
- Akka-Madanna pair flourished during his reign;
- Madanna was the P. M. and adopted the title Surya Prakash Rao;
- Brother Akkana was the commander-in-Chief;
- Golcunda was captured by Aurangzeb in 1687;