List of Bahmani Sultans explained

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]}

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 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.

See also

• Vijayanagara Empire
• Bahmani Sultanate
• Deccan Sultanates
• List of Vijayanagara emperors
• List of Indian monarchs
• History of Karnataka

Notes and References

1. Book: Kulke. Hermann. A History of India . Rothermund. Dietmar. Psychology Press. 2004. 9780415329200 . 181 . English. The Bahmani sultanate of the Deccan Soon after Muhammad Tughluq left Daulatabad, the city was conquered by Zafar Khan, a Turkish or Afghan officer of unknown descent, had earlier participated in a mutiny of troops in Gujarat..
2. Book: Dictionary of Wars . George C. Kohn . 2006 . Infobase Publishing . 9781438129167 .
3. Book: Haig, Sir Thomas Wolseley. The Cambridge History of India (Volume III). Wolseley Haig. 1925. Cambridge University Press . 425–426.
4. Book: History of the Deccan . 1 . J.D.E. Gribble . M. Pendlebury . 15 . New Delhi . Mittal Publications . 1990 .