The Bahmani Sultanate (c. 1347–1527) was a Muslim empire that ruled the Deccan Plateau in Southern India.[1]
The kingdom came to power in 1347, when it was established by Zafar Khan. The Bahmani Sultanate shared border with neighboring rival Vijayanagara Empire.[2] 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.[3] [4]
Titular Name | Personal Name | Reign |
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Independence from Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughlaq. | ||
Shah Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah | Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah I | 3 August 1347 – 11 February 1358 |
Shah | Mohammad Shah I | 11 February 1358 – 21 April 1375 |
Shah Ala-ud-Din Mujahid Shah | Mujahid Shah | 21 April 1375 – 16 April 1378 |
Shah | Daud Shah Bahmani | 16 April 1378 – 21 May 1378 |
Shah | Mohammad Shah II | 21 May 1378 – 20 April 1397 |
Shah | Ghiyath-ad-din Shah | 20 April 1397 – 14 June 1397 |
Shah | Shams-ud-Din Shah Puppet King Under Lachin Khan Turk | 14 June 1397 – 15 November 1397 |
Shah Taj-ud-Din Feroze Shah | Feroze Shah | 24 November 1397 – 1 October 1422 |
Shah | Ahmed Shah Wali Bahmani | 1 October 1422 – 17 April 1436 |
Shah Ala-ud-Din Ahmed Shah | Ala-ud-Din II Ahmed Shah Bahmani | 17 April 1436 – 6 May 1458 |
Shah Ala-ud-Din Humayun Shah | Humayun Shah Zalim Bahmani | 7 May 1458 – 4 September 1461 |
Shah | Nizam Shah Bahmani | 4 September 1461 – 30 July 1463 |
Shah Muhammad Shah Lashkari | Muhammad Shah Bahmani III | 30 July 1463 – 26 March 1482 |
Vira Shah | Mahmood Shah Bahmani II Puppet King Under Nizam-ul-Mulk Bahri | 26 March 1482 – 27 December 1518 |
Shah | Ahmed Shah Bahmani II Puppet King Under Amir Barid I | 27 December 1518 – 15 December 1520 |
Shah | Ala-ud-Din Shah Bahmani II Puppet King Under Amir Barid I | 28 December 1520 – 5 March 1522 |
Shah | Waliullah Shah Bahmani Puppet King Under Amir Barid I | 5 March 1522 – 1526 |
Shah | Kaleemullah Shah Bahmani Puppet 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. |