The Bahmani Sultanate (c. 1347–1527) was a Muslim empire that ruled the Deccan Plateau in Southern India.
The kingdom came to power in 1347, when it was established by Zafar Khan. The Bahmani Sultanate shared border with neighboring rival Vijayanagara Empire. The Sultanate would begin its decline under the reign of Mahmood Shah. In 1518, the Bahmani Sultanate split up into the Deccan sultanates, ending its 180-year rule over the Deccan.
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List of Bahmani Shahs Titular Name Personal Name Reign Independence from Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughlaq.Shah Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah I3 August 1347 – 11 February 1358 Shah Mohammad Shah I11 February 1358 – 21 April 1375Shah Ala-ud-Din Mujahid Shah Mujahid Shah21 April 1375 – 16 April 1378 Shah Daud Shah Bahmani16 April 1378 – 21 May 1378Shah Mohammad Shah II 21 May 1378 – 20 April 1397Shah Ghiyath-ad-din Shah20 April 1397 – 14 June 1397Shah Shams-ud-Din ShahPuppet King Under Lachin Khan Turk 14 June 1397 – 15 November 1397Shah Taj-ud-Din Feroze Shah Feroze Shah 24 November 1397 – 1 October 1422Shah Ahmed Shah Wali Bahmani 1 October 1422 – 17 April 1436Shah Ala-ud-Din Ahmed Shah Ala-ud-Din II Ahmed Shah Bahmani 17 April 1436 – 6 May 1458Shah Ala-ud-Din Humayun Shah Humayun Shah Zalim Bahmani 7 May 1458 – 4 September 1461Shah Nizam Shah Bahmani 4 September 1461 – 30 July 1463Shah Muhammad Shah LashkariMuhammad Shah Bahmani III 30 July 1463 – 26 March 1482Vira Shah Mahmood Shah Bahmani IIPuppet King Under Nizam-ul-Mulk Bahri 26 March 1482 – 27 December 1518Shah Ahmed Shah Bahmani IIPuppet King Under Amir Barid I 27 December 1518 – 15 December 1520Shah Ala-ud-Din Shah Bahmani IIPuppet King Under Amir Barid I 28 December 1520 – 5 March 1522Shah Waliullah Shah BahmaniPuppet King Under Amir Barid I 5 March 1522 – 1526Shah Kaleemullah Shah BahmaniPuppet King Under Amir Barid I 1525–1527 Dissolution of the Sultanate into five Kingdoms namely; Bidar Sultanate; Ahmednagar Sultanate; Bijapur Sultanate; Golconda Sultanate and Berar Sultanate.
See also Vijayanagara Empire Bahmani Sultanate Deccan Sultanates List of Vijayanagara emperors List of Indian monarchs History of Karnataka
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