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Bahamani & Other Kingdoms

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Bahamani Kingdom-

During the the time of Muhammad bin tughlaq, he tried to control the area of deccan and appointed amiran-i-sada or Sada Amir which later revolted gainst him and become independent ,which led to formation of Bahamani kingdom

Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah-

He was founder of Bahamani kingdom and made capital at Gulbarga

He was also known as Hasan Gangu

Muhammad Shah I-

He established a council of eight ministers including the peshwa

He defeated the ruler of Warrangal and vijayanagar for short period of time

Ahma Shah-

He transferred his capital from Gulbarga to Bidar

Mahmud Gawan-

He annexed Konkan and Goa

He founded a madrasa, an academy of learning at Bidar and it was built in Persian architectural style

 

After this Due to weak successors Bahamani kingdom was disintegrated into –Bijapur,Golconda,Ahmednagar,Bera and Bidar

 

Bijapur- It was founded by Yusuf Adil Shah and famous Gol Gumbaz was built by Muhammad Adil Shah and Ibrahim Adil Shah introduced Dakhini in place of Persian as court language

Golconda- It was founded by Muhammad Quli Qutub shah and Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah built Charminar and founded the city Hyderabad 

Ahmednagar – Founded by Ahmad Nizam Shah

Bera – Founded by Fatullah khan Imad ul Mulk

Bidar – It was founded by Ali Barid

 

Bijapur and Golconda were captured by Aurangzeb in 1687

Art and architecture-

Architecture of Bahmani kingdom was influence by Persian architecture

There was use of Strong arches and huge domes in the buildings

In some building one can seen crescent moon at the top 

There were strong fort walls around some forts and the fort walls were built using stone and mortars

 

Examples-

The Gulbarga Fort, Haft Gumbaz, Shah bazaar mosque, and Jama Masjid etc. at Gulbarga

Gol Gumbaz, Upri Buruj, Chand Bawdi, Asar Mahal, Gagan Mahal, Jumna Mosque,Sat Manzil, Ibrahim Rauza, Malik-e-Maidan,  Jod Gumbaz and Anand Mahal at Bijapur

 Mohammad Gawan’s madarasa, solah khamba mosque, Rangeen mahal, Janata mahal etc. at Bidar

 

Gol Gumbaz-

It was built by Mohammad Adil Shah

It is one of the largest single-chamber structures in the world

The building is one of those put by UNESCO on its "tentative list" to become a World Heritage Site in 2014

It is a single large dome which has no pillars to support it

 

Bidar Fort-

It is located at Bidar, Karnataka

It was constructed by Ahmad Shah Bahamani 

Different palaces,mosques etc. are located in this fort

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